Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026

This bill would award a Congressional Gold Medal, after his death, to Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl for his actions during World War II to help save Jewish people in Slovakia from the Holocaust. The Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate would arrange the presentation, and the Weissmandl Committee could accept the medal on his behalf. The Secretary of the Treasury would design and strike the gold medal. After the presentation, the medal would go to Samuel Dovid Weissmandl or, if he is not present, to Rabbi Menachem Meir Weissmandl. The Treasury could also make and sell bronze copies at a price that covers their cost and the cost of the gold medal.

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Sponsors

• Nydia M. Velázquez Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors