This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of three Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) and other law enforcement agencies that protect the U.S. Capitol.
Following the award of these medals, one medal shall be given to the USCP, one medal shall be given to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and one medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and displayed with a plaque listing all law enforcement agencies that participate in protecting the Capitol.
[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1965 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1965
To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol
Police and those who protect the U.S. Capitol.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2021
Mr. Gohmert (for himself, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Biggs,
Mr. Gosar, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Harris, Mr.
Gooden of Texas, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Buck, Mr.
Babin, Mr. Cloud, and Mr. Gaetz) introduced the following bill; which
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to
the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol
Police and those who protect the U.S. Capitol.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The United States Capitol Police (``Capitol Police'')
are essential to the protection of the U.S. Capitol, and each
person who works in or visits the complex depends on them for
their safety.
(2) In their dedication to provide this essential safety to
the U.S. Capitol, numerous Capitol Police and other law
enforcement have even paid with their lives while in the line
of duty.
(3) Those who have paid with their lives in the line of
duty include Sergeant Christopher S. Eney in 1984; Officer
Jacob J. Chestnut and Detective John M. Gibson in 1998; and
Sergeant Clinton J. Holtz in 2014.
(4) Most recently, we mourn the losses of Capitol Police
Officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, and Metropolitan
Police Department Officer Jeffrey Smith, who all passed in
January 2021.
(5) The sacrifices made by each of these men are never
forgotten in the U.S. Congress and by the many individuals who
benefit from their service.
(6) The service and sacrifices of the Capitol Police should
be recognized and honored.
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 arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the
Congress, of three gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and
those who protect the U.S. Capitol.
(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 ``Secretary'') shall strike gold medals with the
official emblem of the United States Capitol Police.
(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 available for research, as appropriate.
(2) DC metropolitan police department headquarters.--One
gold medal shall be given to the Metropolitan Police Department
of the District of Columbia, so that the medal may be displayed
at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Police Department and
made available for research, as appropriate.
(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 enforcement agencies that participate in
protecting the U.S. Capitol.
(C) Sense of the congress.--It is the sense of the
Congress that the Smithsonian Institution 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.
Capitol.
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, can be recognized and honored in a timely and ongoing
manner.
SEC. 5. NATIONAL MEDALS.
Medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for the
purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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