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HR 1277119th CongressIntroduced
First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
Introduced: Oct 28, 2025
Standard Summary
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House version of the First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act, identical to Senate version S.567.
Key Points
- 1Honors First Rhode Island Regiment as one of first integrated military units in U.S. history
- 2Recognizes service of African American and Indigenous soldiers
- 3Details regiment's heroism at Battle of Rhode Island in 1778
- 4Provides for display at Rhode Island State Library
- 5Authorizes bronze duplicates for sale
- 6Includes extensive historical findings about the regiment's composition
Impact Areas
Military historyRhode IslandAfrican American historyRevolutionary War recognitionCongressional medal program
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