An Act To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Rhode Island Regiment, in recognition of their dedicated service during the Revolutionary War.

S. 567 is legislation introduced in the Senate that awards a Congressional Gold Medal to the First Rhode Island Regiment for its service during the Revolutionary War. The bill describes the regiment’s recruitment, combat service, and later struggles faced by some veterans. It directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange the award, and it requires the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the medal. This matters because it formally recognizes a historic military unit and may increase public awareness of its role in American independence.