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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2063 

To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police 

and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 15, 2021 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Mr. BLUNT) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 

A BILL 

To award four congressional gold medals to the United 

States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. 

Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

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, the United States Capitol Police 

6 (‘‘Capitol Police’’) protects the U.S. Capitol, Mem7 bers of Congress, congressional staff and institu8 tional staff, journalists, and the visiting public. 


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1 (2) On January 6, 2021, a mob of insurrection2 ists forced its way into the U.S. Capitol building and 

3 congressional office buildings and engaged in acts of 

4 vandalism, looting, and violently attacked Capitol 

5 Police officers. 

6 (3) The sacrifice of heroes including Capitol Po7 lice Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard 

8 Liebengood, Metropolitan Police Department Officer 

9 Jeffrey Smith, and those who sustained injuries, and 

10 the courage of Capitol Police Officer Eugene Good11 man, exemplify the patriotism and the commitment 

12 of Capitol Police officers, and those of other law en13 forcement agencies, to risk their lives in service of 

14 our country. 

15 (4) Up to seven Americans died following this 

16 violent attack, and more than 140 law enforcement 

17 officers suffered physical injuries, including 15 offi18 cers who were hospitalized. 

19 (5) The desecration of the U.S. Capitol, which 

20 is the temple of our American Democracy, and the 

21 violence targeting Congress are horrors that will for22 ever stain our Nation’s history. 

23 (6) On April 2, 2021 Officer William ‘‘Billy’’ 

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1 guished member of the First Responders Unit and 

2 an eighteen-year veteran of the United States Cap3 itol Police. Also injured in that assault was Officer 

4 Kenneth Shaver. Officer Shaver is a fifteen-year vet5 eran of the United States Capitol Police. 

6 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 

7 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker 

8 of the House of Representatives and the President pro 

9 tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrange10 ments for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of 

11 four gold medals of appropriate design to the United 

12 States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. 

13 Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

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

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

16 Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec17 retary’’) shall strike gold medals with suitable emblems, 

18 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec19 retary. 

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

21 of the gold medals under subsection (a): 

22 (1) USCP HEADQUARTERS.—One gold medal 

23 shall be given to the United States Capitol Police, so 

24 that the medal may be displayed at the headquarters 


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1 of the United States Capitol Police and made avail2 able for research, as appropriate. 

3 (2) DC METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

4 HEADQUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given to 

5 the Metropolitan Police Department of the District 

6 of Columbia, so that the medal may be displayed at 

7 the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Depart8 ment and made available for research, as appro9 priate. 

10 (3) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 

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

12 be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where 

13 it shall be available for display as appropriate 

14 and available for research. 

15 (B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold 

16 medal given under subparagraph (A), the 

17 Smithsonian Institution shall display the medal 

18 with a plaque that lists all of the law enforce19 ment agencies that participated in protecting 

20 the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

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

22 sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian In23 stitution should make the gold medal given 

24 under subparagraph (A) available for display 

25 elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations 


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1 associated with the protection of the U.S. Cap2 itol on January 6, 2021. 

3 (4) UNITED STATES CAPITOL.— 

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

5 be given to the Architect of the Capitol, for dis6 play in a prominent location in the United 

7 States Capitol as appropriate and available for 

8 research. 

9 (B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold 

10 medal given under subparagraph (A), the Ar11 chitect of the Capitol shall display the medal 

12 with a plaque that lists all of the law enforce13 ment agencies that participated in protecting 

14 the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

15 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

16 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

17 bronze of the gold medals struck pursuant to section 2 

18 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 

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

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

21 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

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

23 Mint should expedite production of the gold medals and 

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

25 fallen officers and their families, and the contributions of 


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1 other law enforcement agencies who answered the call of 

2 duty on January 6, 2021, can be recognized and honored 

3 in a timely manner. 

4 SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 

5 Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national med6 als for the purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 

7 States Code. 

8 SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

9 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 

10 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 

11 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

12 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 

13 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

14 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro15 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

16 vote on passage. 

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