Thiokol Memorial Gold Medal Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6559 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6559 To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the fallen patriots of Thiokol, in recognition of their sacrifice and contribution to the Nation. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 10, 2025 Mr. Carter of Georgia (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Bishop, and Mrs. McBath) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the fallen patriots of Thiokol, in recognition of their sacrifice and contribution to the Nation. 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 ``Thiokol Memorial Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) On February 3, 1971, a catastrophic explosion occurred at the Thiokol plant in Woodbine, Georgia, during trip flare manufacturing operations in Building--132. (2) The blast tragically claimed the lives of 29 people, many of whom were African American women, and injured over 50 others. (3) In May 1973, another worker, a 2-tour Vietnam veteran, died in a separate mortar shell explosion at the same facility. (4) These individuals served the United States in accordance with article I, section 8, clauses 12 and 16 of the Constitution, manufacturing essential munitions as civilian contractors during the Vietnam War. (5) The 30 fallen patriots of Thiokol include-- (A) Celia A. Alberta (Woodbine, GA); (B) Ethel L. Banks (Woodbine, GA); (C) Annie C. Booth (Kingsland, GA); (D) Gloria W. Booth (Kingsland, GA); (E) Bertha Walker Brunswick (Woodbine, GA); (F) Bettie Dawson Burch (Kingsland, GA); (G) Charles Burch (Kingsland, GA); (H) Jame