Congress Bestows Congressional Gold Medal For Capitol & DC Police
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Streamed on December 6, 2022, by PBS NewsHour, as “WATCH LIVE: Capitol and DC police hold news briefing after Congressional Gold Medal ceremony“, below:
For more on Congressional Gold Medal, please refer to the excerpt from wikipedia, in italics, below:
The Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress. It is Congress’s highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions by individuals or institutions.[1] The congressional practice of issuing gold medals to occasionally honor recipients from the military began during the American Revolution. Later the practice extended to individuals in all walks of life and in the late 20th century also to groups. The Congressional Gold Medal and the Presidential Medal of Freedom are the highest civilian awards in the United States.[2] The congressional medal seeks to honor those, individually or as a group, “who have performed an achievement that has an impact on American history and culture that is likely to be recognized as a major achievement in the recipient’s field long after the achievement.”[3] However, “There are no permanent statutory provisions specifically relating to the creation of Congressional Gold Medals. When a Congressional Gold Medal has been deemed appropriate, Congress has, by legislative action, provided for the creation of a medal on an ad hoc basis.”[3] Thus, there are generally fewer gold medals than presidential medals. U.S. citizenship is not a requirement.
As of June 24, 2021, 173 institutions, people, or events have been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.[4]
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