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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9950 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9950

 To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. 
 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary 
   achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of 
 amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey 
 team in the historic ``Miracle on Ice'', revitalizing American morale 
 at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming 
               the sport of hockey in the United States.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2024

 Mr. Stauber (for himself, Ms. Stefanik, Mr. Quigley, and Mr. Keating) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Financial Services

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                                 A BILL

 
 To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. 
 Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary 
   achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of 
 amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey 
 team in the historic ``Miracle on Ice'', revitalizing American morale 
 at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming 
               the sport of hockey in the United States.

    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 ``Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold 
Medal Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) The USA Olympic men's ice hockey team competed at the 
        1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games 
        and known as the 1980 Lake Placid games, from February 13 to 
        24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York.
            (2) Team USA, comprised of collegiate players, defeated the 
        defending Olympic champion the Soviet Union 4-3 on February 22, 
        1980, in the final round of the 1980 Winter Olympics men's 
        hockey tournament.
            (3) The 1980 USA Olympic men's hockey team roster 
        included--
                    (A) Bill Baker (Grand Rapids, MN);
                    (B) Neal Broten (Roseau, MN);
                    (C) Dave Christian (Warroad, MN);
                    (D) Steve Christoff (Richfield, MN);
                    (E) Jim Craig (North Easton, MA);
                    (F) Mike Eruzione (Winthrop, MA);
                    (G) John Harrington (Virginia, MN);
                    (H) Steve Janaszak (Saint Paul, MN);
                    (I) Mark Johnson (Madison, WI);
                    (J) Rob McClanahan (Saint Paul, MN);
                    (K) Ken Morrow (Flint, MI);
                    (L) Jack O'Callahan (Charlestown, MA);
                    (M) Mark Pavelich (Eveleth, MN);
                    (N) Mike Ramsey (Minneapolis, MN);
                    (O) Buzz Schneider (Grand Rapids, MN);
                    (P) Dave Silk (Scituate, MA);
                    (Q) Eric Strobel (Rochester, MN);
                    (R) Bob Suter (Madison, WI);
                    (S) Mark Wells (St. Clair Shores, MI); and
                    (T) Phil Verchota (Duluth, MN).
            (4) The ``Miracle on Ice'' USA-Soviet Union final round 
        game aired on tape delay on Feb 22, 1980, from the Lake Placid 
        Games and drew 34,200,000 average viewers. The match is 
        remembered as a ``miracle'' as collegiate hockey players defied 
        expectations in defeating a Soviet team that won 4 consecutive 
        gold medals dating back to 1964.
            (5) Team USA defeated Finland 4-1 in its final game to win 
        the gold medal, its first gold medal since 1960 in men's 
        hockey.
            (6) Herb Brooks, the last player cut from the 1960 U.S. 
        Olympic team that won gold at Squaw Valley, guided the 1980 
        team to its historic gold medal. Known as a motivator, Brooks 
        molded a team built around hard work, belief in oneself and 
        belief in teammates. He reminded his team when they played the 
        Soviets, ``you were born to be hockey players, everyone one of 
        you . . . and you were meant to be here''.
            (7) The tournament occurred at a time when the United 
        States was struggling with rampant stagflation, high gas 
        prices, hostages held in Iran, and increased tensions with the 
        Soviet Union whose invasion of Afghanistan led to the boycott 
        of the 1980 Summer Olympics.
            (8) The Miracle on Ice was a turning point for American 
        hockey. The game was named the greatest sports moment of the 
        20th century by Sports Illustrated.
            (9) The historic win brought hockey to the front-page of 
        newspapers everywhere, and forever opened the door to the NHL 
        for American-born players. The impact of the event was far-
        reaching and is still being felt today.
            (10) Since 1980 American interest in the sport of Hockey 
        has increased exponentially. Registrations with USA Hockey have 
        increased by nearly 400 percent since 1980 from 136,000 to over 
        564,000, and the number of NHL players from the United States 
        has increased from 72 in 1980 to 245 in 2024.

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS.

    (a) Award Authorized.--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 3 gold 
medals of appropriate design to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic 
Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary 
achievement at the 1980 Olympic Winter Games where, being comprised of 
amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey 
team in the historic ``Miracle on Ice'', revitalizing American morale 
at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming 
the sport of hockey in the United States.
    (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the award referred to 
in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this 
Act 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) one gold medal shall be given to the Lake Placid 
        Olympic Center in Lake Placid, NY, where it shall be displayed 
        as appropriate and made available for research;
            (2) one gold medal shall be given to the United States 
        Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, MN, where it shall be displayed 
        as appropriate and made available for research; and
            (3) one gold medal shall be given to the U.S. Olympic and 
        Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, CO, where it shall be 
        displayed as appropriate and made available for research.

SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.

    The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold 
medals struck under section 3, at a price sufficient to cover the costs 
thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses.

SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.

    (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national 
medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
    (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of 
title 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be 
considered to be numismatic items.

SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.

    (a) Authority To Use Fund Amounts.--There is authorized to be 
charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund such 
amounts as may be necessary to pay for the costs of the medals struck 
pursuant to this Act.
    (b) Proceeds of Sale.--The amounts received from the sale of 
duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited 
into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
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