Bill > S3607

This bill authorizes the award of a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War. The First Rhode Island Regiment was one of the first units in American history in which men of every race and ethnicity were recruited to serve, including formerly enslaved individuals from Rhode Island. The bill directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, and to provide the medal to the Rhode Island State Library for display and research purposes. The bill also authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell duplicate bronze medals to cover the costs of the medals.