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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2446 

To award three Congressional Gold Medals to the law enforcement officers 

and those who protected American cities during the Black Lives Matter 

(BLM) riots beginning on May 26, 2020. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 12, 2021 

Mrs. GREENE of Georgia 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 law enforcement officers and those who protected American 

cities during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) riots beginning on May 26, 2020. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 The Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Every day, police officers around the United 

6 States put their lives in danger in order to protect 

7 the American public. 


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1 (2) On May 26, 2020, violent riots broke out in 

2 Minneapolis, Minnesota, sparking copycat riots in 

3 cities across the country. 

4 (3) The sacrifice and courage of heroes includ5 ing more than 2,000 law enforcement officers who 

6 sustained injuries exemplify the patriotism and the 

7 commitment of police officers, and those of other law 

8 enforcement agencies, to risk their lives in service of 

9 our country. 

10 (4) At least 25 Americans died following the 

11 violent riots, and more than 2,000 law enforcement 

12 officers suffered physical injuries. 

13 (5) The desecration of American cities including 

14 the destruction of over 700 buildings in Minneapolis 

15 alone, over 2,385 incidents of looting, the arrest of 

16 16,200 for riot-related crimes, and the millions of 

17 dollars of damage done are horrors that will forever 

18 stain our Nation’s history. 

19 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 

20 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker 

21 of the House of Representatives and the President pro 

22 tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrange23 ments for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of 

24 three gold medals of appropriate design to the Minneapolis 

25 Police Department, the Portland Police Department, and 


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1 those who protected American cities during the violent 

2 BLM riots during the summer of 2020. 

3 (b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 

4 award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 

5 Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec6 retary’’) shall strike gold medals with suitable emblems, 

7 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec8 retary. 

9 (c) DISPOSITION OF MEDALS.—Following the award 

10 of the gold medals under subsection (a): 

11 (1) MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT HEAD12 QUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given to the 

13 Minneapolis Police Department, so that the medal 

14 may be displayed at the headquarters of the Min15 neapolis Police Department and made available for 

16 display. 

17 (2) PORTLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT HEAD18 QUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given to the 

19 Portland Police Department, so that the medal may 

20 be displayed at the headquarters of the Portland Po21 lice Department and made available for display. 

22 (3) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—One gold medal shall 

24 be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where 


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1 it shall be available for display as appropriate 

2 and available for research. 

3 (B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold 

4 medal given under subparagraph (A), the 

5 Smithsonian Institution shall display the medal 

6 with a plaque that lists the other law enforce7 ment agencies that participated in protecting 

8 the American people during the BLM riots be9 ginning on May 26th. 

10 (C) SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.—It is the 

11 sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian In12 stitution should make the gold medal given 

13 under subparagraph (A) available for display 

14 elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations 

15 associated with the protection of American cit16 ies during the BLM riots beginning on May 

17 26th. 

18 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

19 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

20 bronze of the gold medals struck pursuant to section 2 

21 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 

22 a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, 

23 materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 


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1 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

2 It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 

3 Mint should expedite production of the gold medals and 

4 duplicate medals under this Act, so that the sacrifices of 

5 fallen officers and their families, and the contributions of 

6 other law enforcement agencies who answered the call of 

7 duty during the BLM riots beginning on May 26th can 

8 be recognized and honored in a timely manner. 

9 SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 

10 (a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu11 ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 

12 51 of title 31, United States Code. 

13 (b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 

14 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 

15 under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 

16 SEC. 6. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

17 The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such actions 

18 as may be necessary to ensure that the minting and 

19 issuing of coins under this Act will not result in any net 

20 cost to the United States Government. 

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