HR 8282 · 119th Congress

Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2026

This bill honors Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl by awarding him a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal for his heroic actions during World War II. Rabbi Weissmandl was a Jewish religious leader in Slovakia who risked his life to save thousands of people from the Holocaust. He founded an underground organization called…

Sponsor

Velázquez, Nydia M. (D-New York)

Introduced

2026-04-14

Policy area

Government Operations and Politics