U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB9417: Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act
Status: In committee, June 24, 2026
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to each of the crew of the Artemis II, in recognition of advancing human exploration of space to new heights.
What the bill says
To award a Congressional Gold Medal to each of the crew of the Artemis II, in recognition of advancing human exploration of space to new heights.
From the introduced text, June 24, 2026:
A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal to each of the crew of the Artemis II, in recognition of advancing human exploration of space to new heights. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act . SECTION 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) The Artemis II crew set a new record distance for human spaceflight at ~252,756 miles (406,771 km) from Earth, setting the record for longest human distance from Earth. (2) The Artemis II was the first crewed mission to travel beyond low Earth orbit and around the Moon in 53 years, since the Apollo 17 Mission in December 1972. (3) The Artemis II mission took the first real-time, high-definition lunar imagery from human-worn digital devices ever taken mid-mission, including of Earth, a solar eclipse, and the lunar surface. (4) The Artemis II mission took the first crewed lunar imagery in 53 years, including rare images of the Moon's far side from close range. (5) Reid Wiseman was the first commander of an Artemis mission. He restored human exploration around the Moon. He is a naval aviator who has now spent 175 days in space between Artemis II and as a flight engineer aboard the International Space Station for 165 days in 2014, during which time he …
Sponsors
- Don Bacon (R, HD-NE-2) · primary sponsor
- George Whitesides (D)
- Gabe Evans (R, HD-CO-8)
- Glenn Ivey (D, HD-004)
- Michael Lawler (R, HD-017)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R, HD-001)
- James Moylan (R, HD-000)
- Mike Haridopolos (R, HD-FL-8)
- Harold Rogers (R, HD-KY-5)
- Addison McDowell (R, HD-006)
- Mike Flood (R, HD-NE-1)
- Angela Craig (D, HD-MN-2)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Science, Technology, Communications
Common questions
- What is HB9417?
- HB9417 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Artemis II Congressional Gold Medal Act.
- What does HB9417 do?
- In its own words: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to each of the crew of the Artemis II, in recognition of advancing human exploration of space to new heights.
- What is the status of HB9417?
- In committee as of June 24, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (June 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB9417?
- Don Bacon (R, HD-NE-2), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB9417?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9417
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