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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 305 

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Officer Eugene Goodman. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 13, 2021 

Mr. CRIST (for himself, Mr. CLEAVER, and Ms. MACE) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

A BILL 

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Officer Eugene 

Goodman. 

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 ‘‘Officer Eugene Good5 man Congressional Gold Medal Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) On January 6, 2021, the United States 

9 Capitol Building was attacked by armed insurrec10 tionists. 


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1 (2) Members of the United States Capitol Po2 lice force were quickly overrun, enabling insurrec3 tionists to breach the Capitol at multiple points. 

4 (3) Around 2:14 in the afternoon, United 

5 States Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman con6 fronted an angry group of insurrectionists who un7 lawfully entered the Capitol, according to video foot8 age taken by Igor Bobic, a reporter with the Huff9 ington Post. 

10 (4) Officer Goodman, alone, delayed the mob’s 

11 advance towards the United States Senate Chamber 

12 and announced the location of the incursion. 

13 (5) Upon reaching a second floor corridor, Offi14 cer Goodman noticed the entrance to the Senate 

15 Chamber was unguarded. 

16 (6) As the mob approached, Officer Goodman 

17 intentionally diverted attention away from the Sen18 ate entrance and led the mob to an alternate loca19 tion and additional awaiting officers. 

20 (7) At 2:15 in the afternoon, a Washington 

21 Post reporter from inside the Senate Chamber noted 

22 ‘‘Senate sealed’’ with Senators, staff, and members 

23 of the press inside. 

24 (8) Officer Eugene Goodman’s selfless and 

25 quick-thinking actions doubtlessly saved lives and 


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1 bought security personnel precious time to secure 

2 and ultimately evacuate the Senate before the armed 

3 mob breached the Chamber. 

4 (9) Amidst a shocking, unpatriotic attack on 

5 the Capitol, Officer Goodman’s heroism is recognized 

6 not only from Members of Congress and staff but 

7 also from the American people they represent. 

8 (10) By putting his own life on the line and 

9 successfully, single-handedly leading insurrectionists 

10 away from the floor of the Senate Chamber, Officer 

11 Eugene Goodman performed his duty to protect the 

12 Congress with distinction, and by his actions, Officer 

13 Goodman left an indelible mark on American his14 tory. 

15 SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 

16 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 

17 the House of Representatives and the President pro tem18 pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 

19 for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 

20 medal of appropriate design to Officer Eugene Goodman. 

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

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

23 of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec24 retary’’) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, 


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1 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec2 retary. 

3 SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

4 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

5 bronze of the gold medal 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 and the cost of the gold medal. 

10 SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 

11 (a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu12 ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 

13 51 of title 31, United States Code. 

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

15 5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 

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

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