HR 5789119th CongressIn Committee

Donald J. Trump Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced: Oct 17, 2025

Sponsor: Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-Wisconsin)

Standard Summary

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This bill would formally award a Congressional Gold Medal to President Donald J. Trump in recognition of his alleged “extraordinary peacemaking efforts” worldwide and for facilitating a peace agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza and promoting lasting peace in the Middle East. The measure authorizes presentation of the medal by the Speaker of the House and the Senate President pro tempore, directs the Treasury Secretary to design and strike the medal, and allows for bronze duplicates to be sold to offset costs. It also designates the medals as national medals and numismatic items, and authorizes funding from the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund to cover Medal costs, with proceeds from bronze duplicate sales deposited back into that fund. The bill cites a series of 2025 peace efforts attributed to Trump in its findings and seeks to honor him for “extraordinary peacemaking” around the world.

Key Points

1To award a Congressional Gold Medal to President Donald J. Trump for worldwide peacemaking and for facilitating the Gaza peace agreement.
2Presentation and design: The Speaker and Senate President pro tempore must arrange presentation; the Secretary of the Treasury will design and strike the medal.
3Duplicates: The Secretary may strike bronze duplicates for sale to cover costs, with proceeds deposited into the Mint’s fund.
4Medal status: The medals are treated as national medals under federal law and as numismatic items for related provisions.
5Funding and proceeds: Costs are charged against the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund; bronze duplicate sales provide revenue to that fund.

Impact Areas

Primary group/area affected: President Donald J. Trump (as recipient) and his supporters; the U.S. government’s symbolic foreign-policy acknowledgments.Secondary group/area affected: The U.S. Treasury (design and striking of the medal) and the U.S. Mint (funding, production, and sale of duplicates).Additional impacts: Political and diplomatic signaling about U.S. leadership in peace efforts; potential fiscal implications related to minting costs and the management of the Public Enterprise Fund; possible commentary or controversy surrounding the Gaza peace claim and related foreign-policy achievements.

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