MACV–SOG Congressional Gold Medal Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5993 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5993 To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the service members of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 10, 2025 Mr. Alford (for himself, Mr. Carbajal, and Mr. Jackson of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the service members of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group, in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service in South Vietnam, North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia during the Vietnam War. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``MACV-SOG Congressional Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Military Assistance Command Vietnam-Studies and Observations Group (referred to in this Act as ``MACV-SOG'') was established in January 1964 as a dedicated joint military task force to conduct high risk and special activities in the denied areas of North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia. (2) MACV-SOG conducted deep-penetration reconnaissance, sabotage, direct-action mission, rescue missions for downed pilots, prisoner-of-war snatches, bomb-damage assessments,