Bill > HR1399

This bill authorizes the award of a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Buffalo Soldier regiments, which were six all-Black cavalry and infantry regiments authorized by Congress in 1866 to serve in the United States Armed Forces. The bill highlights the superior, dedicated, and vital service of the Buffalo Soldiers, who faced discrimination but played key roles in various wars and conflicts, had low desertion and court-martial rates, and were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. The bill directs the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture to display the gold medal and make it available for research, with a sense of Congress that the medal should be displayed at other locations and events associated with the Buffalo Soldiers. The bill also authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals.