Save our Allies Congressional Gold Medal Act

The Save our Allies Congressional Gold Medal Act would award a Congressional Gold Medal to seven individuals—Chad Robichaux, Sarah Verardo, Tim Kennedy, Kevin Rourke, Sean Gabler, Dave Johnson, and Dennis Price—in recognition of their “exceptional efforts and selfless dedication” during the Afghanistan evacuation in 2021, which the bill states led to the safe evacuation of over 17,000 people from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. The bill directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the medal, and then to transfer the medal to the Smithsonian Institution for display and research. It also provides that duplicates in bronze may be struck and sold to cover costs, with proceeds going to the Mint Public Enterprise Fund. The act treats the medals as national medals and as numismatic items for purposes of law, and it envisions the Smithsonian making the medal available for display outside Washington, D.C., at times to reflect the team’s service.