H. R. 3325 

One Hundred Seventeenth Congress 

of the 

United States of America 

AT THE FIRST SESSION 

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Sunday, 

the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-one 

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. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds the following: 

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

Police’’) protects the U.S. Capitol, Members of Congress, 

congressional staff and institutional staff, journalists, and the 

visiting public. 

(2) On January 6, 2021, a mob of insurrectionists forced 

its way into the U.S. Capitol building and congressional office 

buildings and engaged in acts of vandalism, looting, and violently attacked Capitol Police officers. 

(3) The sacrifice of heroes including Capitol Police Officers 

Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, Metropolitan Police 

Department Officer Jeffrey Smith, and those who sustained 

injuries, and the courage of Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman, exemplify the patriotism and the commitment of Capitol 

Police officers, and those of other law enforcement agencies, 

to risk their lives in service of our country. 

(4) Up to seven Americans died following this violent 

attack, and more than 140 law enforcement officers suffered 

physical injuries, including 15 officers who were hospitalized. 

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

of our American Democracy, and the violence targeting Congress are horrors that will forever stain our Nation’s history. 

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

killed while protecting the North Barricade of the Capitol. 

Officer Evans was a distinguished member of the First 

Responders Unit and an eighteen-year veteran of the United 

States Capitol Police. Also injured in that assault was Officer 

Kenneth Shaver. Officer Shaver is a fifteen-year veteran of 

the United States Capitol Police. 

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 

(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker of the House 

of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 

shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on 

behalf of the Congress, of four gold medals of appropriate design 

to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the 

U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 
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(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the award 

referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 

in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall strike gold medals 

with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined 

by the Secretary. 

(c) DISPOSITION OF MEDALS.—Following the award of the gold 

medals under subsection (a): 

(1) USCP HEADQUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given 

to the United States Capitol Police, so that the medal may 

be displayed at the headquarters of the United States Capitol 

Police and made available for research, as appropriate. 

(2) DC METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT HEADQUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given to the Metropolitan 

Police Department of the District of Columbia, so that the 

medal may be displayed at the headquarters of the Metropolitan 

Police Department and made available for research, as appropriate. 

(3) SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—One gold medal shall be given to 

the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall be available 

for display as appropriate and available for research. 

(B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold medal given under 

subparagraph (A), the Smithsonian Institution shall display 

the medal with a plaque that lists all of the law enforcement agencies that participated in protecting the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

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

Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make 

the gold medal given under subparagraph (A) available 

for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations 

associated with the protection of the U.S. Capitol on 

January 6, 2021. 

(4) UNITED STATES CAPITOL.— 

(A) IN GENERAL.—One gold medal shall be given to 

the Architect of the Capitol, for display in a prominent 

location in the United States Capitol as appropriate and 

available for research. 

(B) PLAQUE.—In displaying the gold medal given under 

subparagraph (A), the Architect of the Capitol shall display 

the medal with a plaque that lists all of the law enforcement agencies that participated in protecting the United 

States Capitol on January 6, 2021. 

SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 

The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the 

gold medals struck pursuant to section 2 under such regulations 

as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the 

cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 

and overhead expenses. 

SEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

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

should expedite production of the gold medals and duplicate medals 

under this Act, so that the sacrifices of fallen officers and their 

families, and the contributions of other law enforcement agencies 

who answered the call of duty on January 6, 2021, can be recognized 

and honored in a timely manner. 
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SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 

Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for 

the purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 

SEC. 6. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS. 

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

with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined 

by reference to the latest statement titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of 

PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in the 

Congressional Record by the Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 

to the vote on passage. 

Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.