H. R. 452 
One Hundred Nineteenth Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, 
the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-five 
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 comprised of amateur collegiate players, 
they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic ‘‘Miracle on Ice’’, 
revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations 
and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Miracle on Ice Congressional 
Gold Medal Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team 
competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics, officially 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 Feb-
ruary 22, 1980, in the final round of the 1980 Winter Olympics 
men’s ice hockey tournament. 
(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, Massachusetts); 
(F) Mike Eruzione (Winthrop, Massachusetts); 
(G) John Harrington (Virginia, Minnesota); 
(H) Steve Janaszak (Saint Paul, Minnesota); 
(I) Mark Johnson (Madison, Wisconsin); 
(J) Rob McClanahan (Saint Paul, Minnesota); 
(K) Ken Morrow (Flint, Michigan); 
(L) Jack O’Callahan (Charlestown, Massachusetts); 
(M) Mark Pavelich (Eveleth, Minnesota); 
(N) Mike Ramsey (Minneapolis, Minnesota); 
(O) Buzz Schneider (Grand Rapids, Minnesota); 
(P) Dave Silk (Scituate, Massachusetts); 
(Q) Eric Strobel (Rochester, Minnesota); 
(R) Bob Suter (Madison, Wisconsin);
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(S) Mark Wells (St. Clair Shores, Michigan); and 
(T) Phil Verchota (Duluth, Minnesota). 
(4) The ‘‘Miracle on Ice’’ United States and Soviet 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 ‘‘miracle’’ as collegiate ice hockey players 
defied expectations in defeating a Soviet team that won 4 
consecutive gold medals dating back to 1964. 
(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 stagflation, high gas prices, 
hostages held in Iran, and increased tensions with the Soviet 
Union whose invasion 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 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 Rep-
resentatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall 
make appropriate arrangements for the award, on behalf of Con-
gress, of 3 gold medals of appropriate design to the members of 
the 1980 United States Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team, in recogni-
tion of their extraordinary 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 strike gold medals with 
suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by 
the Secretary.
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(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 research, 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 appro-
priate; 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 sufficient 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. 
(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 depos-
ited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. 
Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.