Lack of action on 50-plus congressional gold medals bills introduced in 2023 could lead to something that hasn't happened in nearly two decades an entire year passing with no medal approved.
Math educator and civil rights activist Robert Parris Moses played a key role in helping move voter registration forward in Mississippi during the 1960s, and his efforts may earn a congressional gold medal.
They both carved out sterling reputations as military and political leaders over years of public service. But both also saw their legacies tarnished by their actions in the long, bloody war in Iraq.