Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
This bill authorizes a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal honoring former President Jimmy Carter. The Secretary of the Treasury will strike a gold medal bearing Carter’s image and name, present it on behalf of Congress, and give the medal to the Carter Center.
Liberal emphasizes humanitarian and public-health legacy
Ceremonial, short bills routinely clear the House by voice vote or suspension; little policy opposition expected.
This bill authorizes a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal honoring former President Jimmy Carter.
The Secretary of the Treasury will strike a gold medal bearing Carter’s image and name, present it on behalf of Congress, and give the medal to the Carter Center.
The Treasury may strike and sell bronze duplicates to recoup costs, with expenses charged to and proceeds deposited into the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Minimal cost, narrow ceremonial scope, and bipartisan appeal make enactment likely; only procedural holds or rare objections are main barriers.
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Liberal emphasizes humanitarian and public-health legacy
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Liberal emphasizes humanitarian and public-health legacy
Likely strongly supportive: views the medal as fitting recognition of Carter’s human rights, diplomatic, environmental, and humanitarian legacy.
Sees the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity work, plus the near eradication of Guinea worm disease, as evidence of significant post-presidential public service.
Generally supportive as a customary, bipartisan honor for a former president with notable diplomatic and humanitarian achievements.
Views the measure as low-cost and symbolic but would want transparency about Mint costs and design choices.
Mixed to mildly supportive: respects honoring a former president and his volunteerism, but some conservatives may dislike parts of Carter’s policy record.
Likely to condition support on minimal federal cost and nonpolitical presentation.
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Minimal cost, narrow ceremonial scope, and bipartisan appeal make enactment likely; only procedural holds or rare objections are main barriers.
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Liberal emphasizes humanitarian and public-health legacy
Minimal cost, narrow ceremonial scope, and bipartisan appeal make enactment likely; only procedural holds or rare objections are main barri…
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