<P> Per committee rules, legislation bestowing a Congressional Gold Medal upon a recipient must be co-sponsored by two - thirds of the membership of both the House of Representatives and the Senate before their respective committees (the House Committee on Financial Services and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs) will consider it . </P> <P> A Congressional Gold Medal is designed by the United States Mint to specifically commemorate the person and achievement for which the medal is awarded . Medals are therefore different in appearance, and there is no standard design . Congressional Gold Medals are considered non-portable, meaning that they are not meant to be worn on a uniform or other clothing, but rather displayed . In rare instances, miniature versions have been made for wear on clothing, suspended from a ribbon; for Lieutenant Frank Newcomb, Lieutenant David H. Jarvis, the men of the Jeannette Expedition, the men of the First Byrd Expedition of 1928 - 1930, and for the men who completed the first transatlantic flight in May 1919 . This was authorized in 1935 by Pub. L. 74--43 allowing the Secretary of the Navy to authorize--at his discretion--the wearing of commemorative or other special awards on Navy or Marine Corps uniforms, in military sized form . The rules have broadened since its beginning and now includes different people groups such as actors, authors, entertainers, and many others . </P> <P> Often, bronze versions of the medals are struck for sale by the U.S. Mint, and may be available in both larger and smaller sizes . In at least one case, the John Wayne medal, private dealers bought large numbers of the bronze version . They were then gold plated and resold to the public for a significant profit . </P> <P> The Congressional Gold Medal is distinct from the Medal of Honor, a military decoration for extreme bravery in action, and from the Congressional Space Medal of Honor, presented by NASA for extraordinary accomplishment in United States space exploration . </P>

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