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Title: Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that extends authorization, through Fiscal Year 2028, for the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, which promotes and recognizes service, initiative, and achievement in America's youth.

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  • Extends authorization, through Fiscal Year 2028, for the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, which promotes and recognizes service, initiative, and achievement in America's youth (Sec. 2).

  • Specifies that the reauthorization is effective as if enacted on October 1, 2023 (Sec. 2).

  • Repeals a requirement for program medals to consist of gold-plate over bronze, rhodium over bronze, or bronze (Sec. 3).

NOTE: THIS LEGISLATION NEEDED A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY VOTE TO PASS

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Title: Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act

NOTE: THIS VOTE PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT, MEANING NO MEMBER OBJECTED TO THE PASSAGE OF THE VOTE. THIS DOES NOT NECESSARILY INDICATE THAT ALL MEMBERS FAVORED THE VOTE'S OUTCOME.

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