In the Senate of the United States, 
September 8, 2025. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 452) entitled ‘‘An Act to award 3 Congressional 
Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s 
Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary 
achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being com-
prised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the domi-
nant Soviet hockey team in the historic ‘Miracle on Ice’, revi-
talizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, in-
spiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in 
the United States.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Miracle on Ice Congres-
sional Gold Medal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following:
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(1) The United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey 
Team competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, offi-
cially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and known as 
the 1980 Lake Placid games, from February 13 to 24, 
1980, in Lake Placid, New York. 
(2) Team USA, comprised of collegiate players, 
defeated the defending Olympic champion the Soviet 
Union 4–3 on February 22, 1980, in the final round 
of the 1980 Winter Olympics men’s ice hockey tour-
nament. 
(3) The 1980 United States Olympic Men’s Ice 
Hockey Team roster included— 
(A) Bill Baker (Grand Rapids, Minnesota); 
(B) Neal Broten (Roseau, Minnesota); 
(C) Dave Christian (Warroad, Minnesota); 
(D) Steve Christoff (Richfield, Minnesota); 
(E) Jim Craig (North Easton, Massachu-
setts); 
(F) Mike Eruzione (Winthrop, Massachu-
setts); 
(G) John Harrington (Virginia, Min-
nesota); 
(H) Steve Janaszak (Saint Paul, Min-
nesota); 
(I) Mark Johnson (Madison, Wisconsin);
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(J) Rob McClanahan (Saint Paul, Min-
nesota); 
(K) Ken Morrow (Flint, Michigan); 
(L) Jack O’Callahan (Charlestown, Massa-
chusetts); 
(M) Mark Pavelich (Eveleth, Minnesota); 
(N) Mike Ramsey (Minneapolis, Min-
nesota); 
(O) Buzz Schneider (Grand Rapids, Min-
nesota); 
(P) Dave Silk (Scituate, Massachusetts); 
(Q) Eric Strobel (Rochester, Minnesota); 
(R) Bob Suter (Madison, Wisconsin); 
(S) Mark Wells (St. Clair Shores, Michi-
gan); and 
(T) Phil Verchota (Duluth, Minnesota). 
(4) The ‘‘Miracle on Ice’’ United States and So-
viet Union final round game aired on tape delay on 
Feb 22, 1980, from Lake Placid and drew 34,200,000 
average viewers. The match is remembered as a ‘‘mir-
acle’’ as collegiate ice hockey players defied expecta-
tions in defeating a Soviet team that won 4 consecu-
tive gold medals dating back to 1964.
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(5) Team USA defeated Finland 4–2 in its final 
game to win the gold medal, its first gold medal since 
1960 in men’s ice hockey. 
(6) Herb Brooks, the last player cut from the 
1960 United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team 
that won gold at Squaw Valley, guided the 1980 team 
to its historic gold medal. Known as a motivator, 
Brooks molded a team built around hard work, belief 
in oneself, and belief in teammates. He reminded his 
team when they played the Soviets, ‘‘you were born 
to be hockey players, everyone one of you . . . and 
you were meant to be here’’. 
(7) The tournament occurred at a time when the 
United States was struggling with rampant stagfla-
tion, high gas prices, hostages held in Iran, and in-
creased tensions with the Soviet Union whose inva-
sion of Afghanistan led to the boycott of the 1980 
Summer Olympics. 
(8) The Miracle on Ice was a turning point for 
ice hockey in the United States. The game was named 
the greatest sports moment of the 20th century by 
Sports Illustrated. 
(9) The historic win brought ice hockey to the 
front-page of newspapers everywhere, and forever 
opened the door to the National Hockey League for
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players born in the United States. The impact of the 
event was far-reaching and is still being felt today. 
(10) Since 1980, interest in the United States in 
the sport of ice hockey has increased exponentially. 
Registrations with USA Hockey have increased by 
nearly 400 percent since 1980 from 136,000 to over 
564,000, and the number of National Hockey League 
players from the United States has increased from 72 
in 1980 to 245 in 2024. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDALS. 
(a) AWARD AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the House 
of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the award, 
on behalf of Congress, of 3 gold medals of appropriate de-
sign to the members of the 1980 United States Olympic 
Men’s Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraor-
dinary achievement at the XIII Olympic Winter Games 
where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they 
defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic 
‘‘Miracle on Ice’’, revitalizing morale in the United States 
at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations, and 
transforming the sport of ice hockey in the United States. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall
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strike gold medals with suitable emblems, devices, and in-
scriptions to be determined by the Secretary. 
(c) DISPOSITION OF MEDALS.—Following the award 
of the gold medals under subsection (a)— 
(1) one gold medal shall be given to the Lake 
Placid Olympic Center in Lake Placid, New York, 
where it shall be displayed and made available for re-
search, as appropriate; 
(2) one gold medal shall be given to the United 
States Hockey Hall of Fame Museum in Eveleth, 
Minnesota, where it shall be displayed and made 
available for research, as appropriate; and 
(3) one gold medal shall be given to the United 
States Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado 
Springs, Colorado, where it shall be displayed and 
made available for research, as appropriate. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze 
of the gold medals struck under section 3, at a price suffi-
cient to cover the costs thereof, including labor, materials, 
dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—Medals struck under this Act 
are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, 
United States Code.
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(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF 
SALE. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—There is 
authorized to be charged against the United States Mint 
Public Enterprise Fund such amounts as may be necessary 
to pay for the costs of the medals struck under this Act. 
(b) PROCEEDS OF SALE.—Amounts received from the 
sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 
shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enter-
prise Fund. 
Attest: 
Secretary.