SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal Act
Latest action (10 Sep 2026): Introduced
What this bill does
H.R. 10338, the SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal Act, would direct Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, known as SEAL Team Six, in recognition of the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The bill cites the September 11, 2001 attacks and the subsequent operation, Operation Neptune Spear, as the basis for the honor. The Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate would arrange for the medal's design and presentation, and the Secretary of the Treasury would strike it. After being awarded, the gold medal would be transferred to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History for display and research, with Congress expressing a preference that it also be displayed at other sites connected to SEAL Team Six.
The bill also directs the Treasury Secretary to strike bronze duplicate medals, which may be sold to the public to cover production costs, and to provide bronze medals to individual members of SEAL Team Six and related staff who took part in the operation, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. Costs would be charged against, and sale proceeds returned to, the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund, so the program is designed to be self-funding.
The bill was introduced on September 10, 2026, by Rep. Thomas Kean with several cosponsors, and referred to the House Committees on Financial Services and House Administration. As an introduced bill, it would need committee consideration and votes in the House and Senate, along with likely reaching the two-thirds cosponsorship threshold customary for Congressional Gold Medal legislation, before it could be enacted.
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Official summary
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on September 10, 2026. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Common questions
- What does H.R. 10338 do?
- H.R. 10338, the SEAL Team Six Congressional Gold Medal Act, would direct Congress to award a Congressional Gold Medal collectively to the Naval Special Warfare Development Group, known as SEAL Team Six, in recognition of the 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden. The bill cites the September 11, 2001 attacks and the subsequent operation, Operation Neptune Spear, as the basis for the honor. The Speaker of the House and President pro tempore of the Senate would arrange for the medal's design and presentation, and the Secretary of the Treasury would strike it. After being awarded, the gold medal would be transferred to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History for display and research, with Congress expressing a preference that it also be displayed at other sites connected to SEAL Team Six. The bill also directs the Treasury Secretary to strike bronze duplicate medals, which may be sold to the public to cover production costs, and to provide bronze medals to individual members of SEAL Team Six and related staff who took part in the operation, as determined by the Secretary of Defense. Costs would be charged against, and sale proceeds returned to, the U.S. Mint Public Enterprise Fund, so the program is designed to be self-funding. The bill was introduced on September 10, 2026, by Rep. Thomas Kean with several cosponsors, and referred to the House Committees on Financial Services and House Administration. As an introduced bill, it would need committee consideration and votes in the House and Senate, along with likely reaching the two-thirds cosponsorship threshold customary for Congressional Gold Medal legislation, before it could be enacted.
- Has H.R. 10338 become law?
- Not yet. As of 10 Sep 2026, H.R. 10338 is introduced.
- Who sponsored H.R. 10338?
- H.R. 10338 was sponsored by Rep. Thomas Kean [R-NJ7] (Republican-NJ), with 3 cosponsors.
- What's the latest action on H.R. 10338?
- Introduced (10 Sep 2026).
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