IIB 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3325 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 16, 2021 

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

Urban Affairs 

AN ACT 

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, 


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

4 Evans was killed while protecting the North Barri5 cade of the Capitol. Officer Evans was a distin6 guished member of the First Responders Unit and 

7 an eighteen-year veteran of the United States Cap8 itol Police. Also injured in that assault was Officer 

9 Kenneth Shaver. Officer Shaver is a fifteen-year vet10 eran of the United States Capitol Police. 

11 SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 

12 (a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker 

13 of the House of Representatives and the President pro 

14 tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrange15 ments for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of 

16 four gold medals of appropriate design to the United 

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

18 Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

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

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

21 Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec22 retary’’) shall strike gold medals with suitable emblems, 

23 devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec24 retary. 


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

2 of the gold medals under subsection (a): 

3 (1) USCP HEADQUARTERS.—One gold medal 

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

5 that the medal may be displayed at the headquarters 

6 of the United States Capitol Police and made avail7 able for research, as appropriate. 

8 (2) DC METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT

9 HEADQUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given to 

10 the Metropolitan Police Department of the District 

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

12 the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Depart13 ment and made available for research, as appro14 priate. 

15 (3) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 

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

17 be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where 

18 it shall be available for display as appropriate 

19 and available for research. 

20 (B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold 

21 medal given under subparagraph (A), the 

22 Smithsonian Institution shall display the medal 

23 with a plaque that lists all of the law enforce24 ment agencies that participated in protecting 

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


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

2 sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian In3 stitution should make the gold medal given 

4 under subparagraph (A) available for display 

5 elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations 

6 associated with the protection of the U.S. Cap7 itol on January 6, 2021. 

8 (4) UNITED STATES CAPITOL.— 

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

10 be given to the Architect of the Capitol, for dis11 play in a prominent location in the United 

12 States Capitol as appropriate and available for 

13 research. 

14 (B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold 

15 medal given under subparagraph (A), the Ar16 chitect of the Capitol shall display the medal 

17 with a plaque that lists all of the law enforce18 ment agencies that participated in protecting 

19 the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

20 SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

21 The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 

22 bronze of the gold medals struck pursuant to section 2 

23 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at 

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

25 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 on January 6, 2021, can be recognized and honored 

8 in a timely manner. 

9 SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 

10 Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national med11 als for the purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 

12 States Code. 

13 SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

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

16 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

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

18 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 

19 by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, pro20 vided that such statement has been submitted prior to the 

21 vote on passage. 

Passed the House of Representatives June 15, 2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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