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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6070 

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Kyle H. Rittenhouse, who protected 

the community of Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a Black Lives Matter 

(BLM) riot on August 25, 2020. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 23, 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 a Congressional Gold Medal to Kyle H. Rittenhouse, who protected the community of Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a Black Lives Matter (BLM) riot on 

August 25, 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. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Kyle H. Rittenhouse 

5 Congressional Gold Medal Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 


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1 (1) Throughout the summer of 2020, local gov2 ernments across various cities and States failed to 

3 adequately protect residents and their property from 

4 violent riots that included arson, looting, and mur5 der. 

6 (2) On August 25, 2020, a violent BLM riot 

7 broke out in Kenosha, Wisconsin, putting tens of 

8 thousands of lives at risk and leaving property vul9 nerable to destruction. 

10 (3) The courageous actions taken in response to 

11 the threat to his community by Kyle Rittenhouse, a 

12 17-year-old from the greater Kenosha area, went be13 yond the civilian call of duty. 

14 (4) Kyle Rittenhouse traveled to the site of the 

15 riot with a medical kit to provide aid to those in16 jured by the rioters; he also carried a fire extin17 guisher to help put out fires at various properties 

18 started by arsonists. 

19 (5) Kyle Rittenhouse disarmed a pistol-wielding 

20 individual with a lengthy criminal record, including 

21 driving while intoxicated and carrying a firearm 

22 while intoxicated. 

23 (6) Corporate media outlets including CNN, 

24 MSNBC, and the Washington Post, and certain 

25 Members of Congress, unjustly attacked Kyle 


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1 Rittenhouse’s character before his eventual acquittal, 

2 a direct contradiction to the legal principle that a 

3 person is presumed innocent until proven guilty. 

4 (7) On November 19, 2021, Kyle Rittenhouse 

5 was found ‘‘not guilty’’ on all charges by a jury of 

6 his peers, rendering the slanderous and libelous con7 tent of the aforementioned corporate media and cer8 tain Members of Congress against him susceptible to 

9 charges of defamation. 

10 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 

11 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker 

12 of the House of Representatives and the President pro 

13 tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrange14 ments for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of 

15 a gold medal of appropriate design to Kyle H. Ritten16 house, who protected the city of Kenosha, Wisconsin, from 

17 mob violence on August 25, 2020. 

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

19 presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 

20 of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 

21 ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike gold medals with suitable em22 blems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the 

23 Secretary. 

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

25 of the gold medal under subsection (a): 


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1 (1) KYLE H. RITTENHOUSE.—One gold medal 

2 shall be given to Kyle H. Rittenhouse. 

3 (2) KENOSHA COUNTY COURTHOUSE.—One 

4 gold medal shall be given to the Kenosha County 

5 Courthouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin, so that the 

6 medal may be displayed in commemoration of the 

7 members of the jury who reaffirmed the constitu8 tional right to self-defense. 

9 (3) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 

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

11 be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where 

12 it shall be available for display as appropriate 

13 and available for research. 

14 (B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold 

15 medal given under subparagraph (A), the 

16 Smithsonian Institution shall display the medal 

17 with a plaque that denotes Kyle Rittenhouse as 

18 a defender of his community against the BLM 

19 riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin on August 25, 2020. 

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

21 sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian In22 stitution should make the gold medal given 

23 under subparagraph (A) available for display 

24 elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations 

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1 ies during the BLM riots of the summer of 

2 2020. 

3 SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

4 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

5 bronze of the gold medals struck pursuant to section 3 

6 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 

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

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

9 SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

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

11 Mint should expedite production of the gold medals and 

12 duplicate medals under this Act, so that the heroic and 

13 protective actions of Kyle H. Rittenhouse on August 25, 

14 2020, in Kenosha can be recognized and honored in a 

15 timely manner. 

16 SEC. 6. STATUS OF MEDALS. 

17 (a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu18 ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 

19 51 of title 31, United States Code. 

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

21 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 

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

23 SEC. 7. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

24 The Secretary of the Treasury shall take such actions 

25 as may be necessary to ensure that the minting and 


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

2 cost to the United States Government. 

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