Congress·In Committee·H.R. 8963

Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula Congressional Gold Medal Act

Congressional Gold Medal for Marine Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula

May 21·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A house committee

This bill is in the early stages of the legislative process and is currently sitting with the House Committee on Financial Services. The committee must review the bill before it can move forward, but no action has been taken since May 20, 2026. Most bills do not receive a committee vote, so this proposal is not actively moving at this time.

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Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 10002 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 10002 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill proposes awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to Dustin Sekula, a Marine from Edinburg, Texas, who died while serving in Iraq in 2004.
Sekula was only 18 years old when he was killed by enemy fire, and he was the first person from his hometown to die during the Iraq War.
The award would be given to his family to honor his life and his decision to join the military at age 17 instead of taking a college scholarship.
If passed, the Treasury Department would create a unique gold medal and sell bronze copies to the public to pay for the production costs.

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Milestones

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May 21, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

May 21, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Lance Corporal Dustin Sekula Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill NumberHR 8963

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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