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117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7986 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Dr. John Cheng, 
a hero who died protecting others on May 15, 2022. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 8, 2022 
Ms. PORTER (for herself and Mrs. STEEL) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To award a Congressional Gold Medal posthumously to Dr. 
John Cheng, a hero who died protecting others on May 
15, 2022. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Dr. John Cheng lived in Laguna Niguel, 
California, and worked as a family practice and 
sports medicine physician. 
(2) On May 15, 2022, Dr. Cheng was attending 
a reception at Geneva Presbyterian Church when a 
gunman motivated by political hatred against Tai-
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wan entered the church and opened fire on the 
group of parishioners. 
(3) Dr. Cheng tackled the gunman, allowing 
other parishioners to subdue the gunman and tie 
him up with extension cords. 
(4) Dr. Cheng was shot several times during 
the struggle with the gunman, and he died from the 
injuries he sustained. 
(5) The heroic actions of Dr. Cheng saved the 
lives of up to 40 parishioners and were the final acts 
of service for a man who devoted his life to helping 
others as a doctor and volunteer in his community. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZATION.—The Speaker 
of the House of Representatives and the President pro 
tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrange-
ments for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of the 
Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design to Dr. 
John Cheng, a hero who died protecting others on May 
15, 2022. 
(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 ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, 
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devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF MEDAL.—After the presentation 
described under subsection (a), the gold medal shall be 
given to Dr. John Cheng’s wife. 
(d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of the 
Congress that the United States Mint should expedite pro-
duction of the gold medal under this Act, so that the sac-
rifice of Dr. Cheng can be recognized and honored in a 
timely manner. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal 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. NATIONAL MEDALS. 
Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national med-
als for the purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
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