IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1085 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
MARCH 17 (legislative day, MARCH 16), 2021 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs 
AN ACT 
To award three 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 Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following: 
(1) Every day, the United States Capitol Police 
(‘‘Capitol Police’’) protects the U.S. Capitol, Mem-
bers of Congress, congressional staff and institu-
tional staff, journalists, and the visiting public. 
(2) On January 6, 2021, a mob of insurrection-
ists 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 Po-
lice 
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 Good-
man, exemplify the patriotism and the commitment 
of Capitol Police officers, and those of other law en-
forcement 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 offi-
cers who were hospitalized. 
(5) The desecration of the U.S. Capitol, which 
is the temple of our American Democracy, and the 
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violence targeting Congress are horrors that will for-
ever stain our Nation’s history. 
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 arrange-
ments for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of 
three gold medals of appropriate design to the United 
States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. 
Capitol on January 6, 2021. 
(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 gold medals with suitable emblems, 
devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(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 avail-
able for research, as appropriate. 
(2) DC METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT 
HEADQUARTERS.—One gold medal shall be given to 
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the Metropolitan Police Department of the District 
of Columbia, so that the medal may be displayed at 
the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Depart-
ment and made available for research, as appro-
priate. 
(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 the other law enforce-
ment 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 In-
stitution 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. Cap-
itol on January 6, 2021. 
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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. 
SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS. 
Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national med-
als 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, pro-
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