IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1085 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 17 (legislative day, MARCH 16), 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 

Urban Affairs 

AN ACT 

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


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1 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

2 The Congress finds the following: 

3 (1) Every day, the United States Capitol Police 

4 (‘‘Capitol Police’’) protects the U.S. Capitol, Mem5 bers of Congress, congressional staff and institu6 tional staff, journalists, and the visiting public. 

7 (2) On January 6, 2021, a mob of insurrection8 ists forced its way into the U.S. Capitol building and 

9 congressional office buildings and engaged in acts of 

10 vandalism, looting, and violently attacked Capitol 

11 Police officers. 

12 (3) The sacrifice of heroes including Capitol Po13 lice Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard 

14 Liebengood, Metropolitan Police Department Officer 

15 Jeffrey Smith, and those who sustained injuries, and 

16 the courage of Capitol Police Officer Eugene Good17 man, exemplify the patriotism and the commitment 

18 of Capitol Police officers, and those of other law en19 forcement agencies, to risk their lives in service of 

20 our country. 

21 (4) Up to seven Americans died following this 

22 violent attack, and more than 140 law enforcement 

23 officers suffered physical injuries, including 15 offi24 cers who were hospitalized. 

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

26 is the temple of our American Democracy, and the 


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1 violence targeting Congress are horrors that will for2 ever stain our Nation’s history. 

3 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 

4 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker 

5 of the House of Representatives and the President pro 

6 tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrange7 ments for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of 

8 three gold medals of appropriate design to the United 

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

10 Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

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

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

13 Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec14 retary’’) shall strike gold medals with suitable emblems, 

15 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec16 retary. 

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

18 of the gold medals under subsection (a): 

19 (1) USCP HEADQUARTERS.—One gold medal 

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

21 that the medal may be displayed at the headquarters 

22 of the United States Capitol Police and made avail23 able for research, as appropriate. 

24 (2) DC METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

25 HEADQUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given to 


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1 the Metropolitan Police Department of the District 

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

3 the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Depart4 ment and made available for research, as appro5 priate. 

6 (3) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 

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

8 be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where 

9 it shall be available for display as appropriate 

10 and available for research. 

11 (B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold 

12 medal given under subparagraph (A), the 

13 Smithsonian Institution shall display the medal 

14 with a plaque that lists the other law enforce15 ment agencies that participated in protecting 

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

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

18 sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian In19 stitution should make the gold medal given 

20 under subparagraph (A) available for display 

21 elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations 

22 associated with the protection of the U.S. Cap23 itol on January 6, 2021. 


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1 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

2 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

3 bronze of the gold medals struck pursuant to section 2 

4 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 

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

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

7 SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

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

9 Mint should expedite production of the gold medals and 

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

11 fallen officers and their families, and the contributions of 

12 other law enforcement agencies who answered the call of 

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

14 in a timely manner. 

15 SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 

16 Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national med17 als for the purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 

18 States Code. 

19 SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

22 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

24 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

25 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, proVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:05 Mar 18, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1085.RFS H1085

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1 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

2 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives March 17, 

2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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