Congress·In Committee·S. 94

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

Miracle on Ice: Congressional Gold Medals

Jan 15, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

Next up: A senate committeeNo action in 17 months

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for review. It is considered active, but there are no upcoming votes or hearings scheduled at this time. The bill does not currently have a companion bill in the House of Representatives.

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Very likely to pass

This bill has strong support from leaders in both parties and celebrates a famous moment in American history. These types of honorary awards usually pass quickly without much debate.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from H.R. 9950 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 9950 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill proposes awarding three Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team. The team is famous for the 'Miracle on Ice' victory over the Soviet Union during a time of high international tension.
The medals would honor the team for boosting national morale and inspiring future generations of athletes. Since their win, the number of people playing hockey in the United States has grown by nearly 400 percent.
The gold medals would not be given to individual players. Instead, they would be displayed at the Lake Placid Olympic Center, the U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame, and the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum for the public to see.
To help pay for the project, the U.S. Mint would be allowed to sell bronze copies of the medals to the public. This ensures the honors can be created without putting a large burden on taxpayers.

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Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Jan 15, 2025Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Jan 15, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

Bill NumberS 94

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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(75)

D: 28R: 46I: 1

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