117 HR 1085 IH: To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
U.S. House of Representatives
2021-02-18
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1085
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 18, 2021
Ms. Pelosi (for herself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Scalise, Ms. Cheney, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Neguse, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Welch, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Payne, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Beyer, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Torres of New York, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Higgins of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Deutch, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Demings, Mr. Brown, Ms. Wild, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Espaillat, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Mfume, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Auchincloss, Mr. Kilmer, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Cooper, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pocan, Mr. San Nicolas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Crow, Mr. Ruppersberger, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Haaland, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Meng, Mr. Rush, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Gottheimer, Ms. Bonamici, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Golden, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Carson, Mrs. Torres of California, Mrs. Axne, Mr. Himes, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Allred, Mr. Vela, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Ross, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Mr. DeSaulnier, Mr. Soto, Mr. Case, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Stanton, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Sires, Ms. Manning, Mr. Costa, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Strickland, Mrs. Lawrence, Ms. Jacobs of California, Mr. Gibbs, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. Newman, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Velázquez, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Smucker, Mr. Neal, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Levin of California, Mr. Comer, Ms. Speier, Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Correa, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Moolenaar, Ms. Bass, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Hill, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Malinowski, Ms. DeGette, Ms. Titus, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Sherrill, Ms. Matsui, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Balderson, Mr. Harder of California, Mr. Womack, Mr. Moore of Utah, Mrs. Luria, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Malliotakis, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Kustoff, Ms. Schrier, Mr. Lieu, Miss González-Colón, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Kinzinger, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Norman, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Gonzalez of Ohio, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Tony Gonzales of Texas, Ms. Bourdeaux, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Pence, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jacobs of New York, Mrs. Steel, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Fallon, Mr. Turner, Ms. Wexton, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Baird, Mr. Burchett, Mr. Keller, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Miller of West Virginia, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Levin of Michigan, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Herrera Beutler, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Brady, Mr. Feenstra, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Nehls, Mr. Crist, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Delgado, Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Mann, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. McClintock, Mrs. Kim of California, Mr. Guest, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Jordan, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Kahele, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Bice of Oklahoma, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Ms. Dean, Mr. Waltz, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Cárdenas, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Kim of New Jersey, Mr. Foster, and Mr. Obernolte) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
1.

Findings
The Congress finds the following:
(1)
Every day, the United States Capitol Police (“Capitol Police”) protects the U.S. Capitol, Members of Congress, congressional staff and institutional staff, journalists, and the visiting public.
(2)
On January 6, 2021, a mob of insurrectionists forced its way into the U.S. Capitol building and congressional office buildings and engaged in acts of vandalism, looting, and violently attacked Capitol Police officers.
(3)
The sacrifice of heroes including Capitol Police Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, Metropolitan Police Department Officer Jeffrey Smith, and those who sustained injuries, and the courage of Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, exemplify the patriotism and the commitment of Capitol Police officers, and those of other law enforcement agencies, to risk their lives in service of our country.
(4)
Up to seven Americans died following this violent attack, and more than 140 law enforcement officers suffered physical injuries, including 15 officers who were hospitalized.
(5)
The desecration of the U.S. Capitol, which is the temple of our American Democracy, and the violence targeting Congress are horrors that will forever stain our Nation’s history.
2.

Congressional Gold Medals
(a)

Presentation authorization
The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of three gold medals of appropriate design to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
(b)

Design and striking
For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Secretary”) shall strike gold medals with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.
(c)

Disposition of medals
Following the award of the gold medals under subsection (a):
(1)

USCP Headquarters
One gold medal shall be given to the United States Capitol Police, so that the medal may be displayed at the headquarters of the United States Capitol Police and made available for research, as appropriate.
(2)

DC Metropolitan Police Department Headquarters
One gold medal shall be given to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, so that the medal may be displayed at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department and made available for research, as appropriate.
(3)

Smithsonian Institution
(A)

In general
One gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be available for display as appropriate and available for research.
(B)

Plaque
In displaying the gold medal given under subparagraph (A), the Smithsonian Institution shall display the medal with a plaque that lists the other law enforcement agencies that participated in protecting the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
(C)

Sense of the Congress
It is the sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal given under subparagraph (A) available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the protection of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
3.

Duplicate medals
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medals struck pursuant to section 2 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.
4.

Sense of Congress
It is the sense of the Congress that the United States Mint should expedite production of the gold medals and duplicate medals under this Act, so that the sacrifices of fallen officers and their families, and the contributions of other law enforcement agencies who answered the call of duty on January 6, 2021, can be recognized and honored in a timely manner.
5.

National medals
Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for the purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.