Kevin Cramer (R-ND)· Introduced January 15, 2025

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

S. 94 · Senate bill Sports and Recreation

A Republican bill with 28 Democratic cosponsors · See all 75 cosponsors

Last activity January 15, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

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What this bill would do

This bill, known as the "Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act," authorizes the award of three Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 United States Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. These medals recognize the team's achievement in defeating the Soviet Union during the XIII Olympic Winter Games. The legislation directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange the award. One medal will be given to the Lake Placid Olympic Center, one to the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Museum, and one to the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum. The Secretary of the Treasury is tasked with designing and striking the gold medals. Additionally, the act allows for the striking and sale of duplicate bronze medals.

Yes

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Would business owners be better off under this?
The bill allows for the striking and sale of duplicate bronze medals to generate revenue for the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
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Would students be better off under this?
The bill preserves gold medals for display and research at various Olympic and hockey museums.
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Is this likely to grow the economy?
The bill authorizes the sale of bronze duplicate medals to help cover costs through the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.