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Congress, to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II for their service during World War II.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872/text/enr#id50534f8b176c4a61bb4fd7ab452a70bf:~:text=4.%20Congressional%20gold%20medal"}]},"core_areas":["Congressional Gold Medal for United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Directs the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make arrangements for the award of a single gold medal to the United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872/text/enr#id50534f8b176c4a61bb4fd7ab452a70bf:~:text=4.%20Congressional%20gold%20medal"}},{"text":"Defines a United States Army Rangers Veteran of World War II as a person who served honorably on active duty between June 19, 1942, and September 2, 1945, and was assigned to an Army Ranger Battalion during that period.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 2","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872/text/enr#id0d901c82605140988c9d8404dfec7316"}},{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the gold medal with emblems, devices, and inscriptions that the Secretary determines.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872/text/enr#id50534f8b176c4a61bb4fd7ab452a70bf:~:text=4.%20Congressional%20gold%20medal"}},{"text":"Provides that, after the award, the gold medal is given to the Smithsonian Institution to be available for display, as appropriate, and made available for research.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872/text/enr#id50534f8b176c4a61bb4fd7ab452a70bf:~:text=4.%20Congressional%20gold%20medal"}},{"text":"Allows the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates at a price covering their cost, with sale proceeds deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872/text/enr#id50534f8b176c4a61bb4fd7ab452a70bf:~:text=4.%20Congressional%20gold%20medal"}},{"text":"Makes the gold medal a national medal under chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, and treats all medals struck under the Act as numismatic items under section 5134 of that title.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872/text/enr#id80d30f035f894d5c944949110c9ce448:~:text=5.%20Status%20of%20medal"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1872/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-s-1872.png","v":"810cf8080292","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 1872, 117th Congress: United States Army Rangers Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act. House: 418 Yea, 0 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 7 Jun 2022."}}