(2) Members of the United States Capitol Po-
lice force were quickly overrun, enabling insurrec-
tionists to breach the Capitol at multiple points. 
(3) Around 2:14 in the afternoon, United 
States Capitol Police Officer Eugene Goodman con-
fronted an angry group of insurrectionists who un-
lawfully entered the Capitol, according to video foot-
age taken by Igor Bobic, a reporter with the Huff-
ington Post. 
(4) Officer Goodman, alone, delayed the mob’s 
advance towards the United States Senate Chamber 
and announced the location of the incursion. 
(5) Upon reaching a second floor corridor, Offi-
cer Goodman noticed the entrance to the Senate 
Chamber was unguarded. 
(6) As the mob approached, Officer Goodman 
intentionally diverted attention away from the Sen-
ate entrance and led the mob to an alternate loca-
tion and additional awaiting officers. 
(7) At 2:15 in the afternoon, a Washington 
Post reporter from inside the Senate Chamber noted 
‘‘Senate sealed’’ with Senators, staff, and members 
of the press inside. 
(8) Officer Eugene Goodman’s selfless and 
quick-thinking actions doubtlessly saved lives and 
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bought security personnel precious time to secure 
and ultimately evacuate the Senate before the armed 
mob breached the Chamber. 
(9) Amidst a shocking, unpatriotic attack on 
the Capitol, Officer Goodman’s heroism is recognized 
not only from Members of Congress and staff but 
also from the American people they represent. 
(10) By putting his own life on the line and 
successfully, single-handedly leading insurrectionists 
away from the floor of the Senate Chamber, Officer 
Eugene Goodman performed his duty to protect the 
Congress with distinction, and by his actions, Officer 
Goodman left an indelible mark on American his-
tory. 
SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President pro tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design to Officer Eugene Goodman. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purposes of the 
presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary 
of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’) shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, 
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devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Sec-
retary. 
SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 
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, 
and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS. 
(a) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck pursu-
ant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 
51 of title 31, United States Code. 
(b) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 
5134 of title 31, United States Code, all medals struck 
under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
Æ 
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