Nick Shirley Congressional Gold Medal Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6959 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6959 To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Nick Shirley, in recognition of exemplary investigative journalism that uncovered waste, fraud, and abuse perpetrated against American taxpayers. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 7, 2026 Mr. Crane introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Nick Shirley, in recognition of exemplary investigative journalism that uncovered waste, fraud, and abuse perpetrated against American taxpayers. 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 ``Nick Shirley Congressional Gold Medal Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds as follows: (1) On December 26, 2025, Nick Shirley posted a 42 minute investigative post on X uncovering mass fraud in the Minnesota Somali population against U.S. taxpayers. Nick Shirley stated on X: ``Here is the full 42 minutes of my crew and I exposing Minnesota fraud, this might be my most important work yet. We uncovered over $110,000,000 in ONE day. Like it and share it around like wildfire! Its time to hold these corrupt politicians and fraudsters accountable We ALL work way too hard and pay too much in taxes for this to be happening, the fraud must be stopped.''. (2) Due to exemplary investigative journalism preformed by Nick Shirley, Federal funding to fraudulent businesses in Minnesota have been halted by President Trump. SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the sense of Congress that Nick Shirley showed bravery, integrity, and dedication to the principles of the U.S. Constitution during the uncoverin