[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 173 (Monday, October 20, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S7169]
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            CONGRESSIONAL AWARD PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION ACT

  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from 
further consideration of S. 284 and the Senate proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  THE PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 284) to reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to 
reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 284) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                 S. 284

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Award Program 
     Reauthorization Act''.

     SEC. 2. TERMINATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 108 of the Congressional Award Act 
     (2 U.S.C. 808) is amended by striking ``October 1, 2023'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 2028''.
       (b) Retroactive Effective Date.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 
     2023.

     SEC. 3. OTHER AMENDMENTS.

       Section 102 of the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 802) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Each medal shall 
     consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or 
     bronze and shall be struck in accordance with subsection 
     (f).''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1), in the second sentence, by 
     striking ``Subject to subsection (a), the'' and inserting 
     ``The''.

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