Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Congressional Gold Medal Act

This bill would award a Congressional Gold Medal to Joan Trumpauer Mulholland in recognition of her life-long commitment to social justice and racial equality, recognizing both her direct-action civil rights work (often at personal risk) and her subsequent educational and advocacy efforts. The act sets up the formal process for presentation, design, and disposition of the medal, and authorizes related funding and副 provisions. The sponsor group, led by Rep. Beyer, introduced the bill in the House and referred it to the Financial Services Committee. Key mechanisms include: the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate would arrange the medal’s presentation; the Secretary of the Treasury would design and strike the gold medal; the medal would be given to Mulholland (or, if unavailable, to her son, Loki Mulholland). The Secretary could also strike bronze duplicates for sale to recover costs, with proceeds deposited back into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund. The bill also classifies the medal as a national medal and as a numismatic item under relevant U.S. law. It also provides a long set of biographical findings about Mulholland’s life and civil rights work.