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S. 567119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Jun 15, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act
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S 567 would award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Revolutionary War's First Rhode Island Regiment.
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The bill would award a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment, a Revolutionary War unit that recruited free Black, enslaved, and Indigenous men, with enslaved recruits promised freedom for service. The Treasury Department would design and produce the medal, which would go to the Rhode Island State Library for display and research access, with Congress preferring it also be shown at other historically relevant sites. Treasury could also sell bronze duplicates to the public to cover costs.
This affects historians, descendants of regiment members, Rhode Island residents, and those interested in Revolutionary War or Black and Indigenous military history.
The bill mainly provides historical recognition and does not create new laws or major spending affecting the general public directly.
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Right now: it passed the Senate, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Held at the desk.