S 284 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

Summary

Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act This act reauthorizes through FY2028 the Congressional Award Board, the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, and modifies program medals. (The program, established by law in 1979, awards medals to youth ages 14 to 23 who satisfy standards of achievement set by the board. The program aims to promote initiative, achievement, and excellence among youth in the areas of public service, personal development, and physical fitness.) The act removes a requirement for program medals to consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze. The reauthorization is effective as if enacted on October 1, 2023 (the date on which a prior reauthorization expired).

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Oct 2025

Senate Passage

Oct 2025

House Passage

Dec 2025

Signed into Law

Dec 2025

Introduced Jan 28, 2025 Signed Dec 26, 2025

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Engrossed in Senate → Enrolled Bill · 1 edit

MINOR

This is a formatting conversion from the Senate-engrossed version to the final enrolled bill of S 284 (119th Congress). The substantive policy content is identical in both versions: it reauthorizes the Congressional Award Act by extending its termination date from October 1, 2023 to October 1, 2028 with retroactive effect, and makes two minor technical corrections to medal composition language. No policy changes were made between these versions.

TECHNICAL

The bill was reformatted from the Senate engrossed working draft into the final enrolled bill format, adding GPO metadata headers, the formal 'Be it enacted' preamble, proper section numbering (SEC. 1, SEC. 2, SEC. 3), and signature lines for the Speaker and Vice President.

Floor votes · House Dec 15, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Dec 26, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Dec 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 22 (Roll no. 335).

lower

Oct 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7169; text: CR S7169)

upper

Oct 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Oct 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

upper

Jan 28, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 3 co-sponsors