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HR 452 Became law

Awards three Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team for their Miracle on Ice victory over the Soviet Union.

Official title: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

Outcome Public Law 119-53
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 15-JAN-2025
Referred 15-JAN-2025
Passed 28-APR-2025
Took up the Senate's changes 15-SEP-2025
Senate
Received 29-APR-2025
Passed 08-SEP-2025
President
Presented 01-DEC-2025
Signed 12-DEC-2025
Became law 12-DEC-2025
Key points
  • Directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange the award of three gold medals, which the Treasury Secretary strikes.
  • Gives one medal each to the Lake Placid Olympic Center in New York, the United States Hockey Hall of Fame Museum in Eveleth, Minnesota, and the United States Olympic & Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
  • Allows the Treasury Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates at a price that covers their cost, with proceeds deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
  • Treats the medals as national medals and numismatic items under sections 5111, 5134, and 5136 of title 31, United States Code.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Public Law, 12-DEC-2025).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (2) Policy area

Sports and Recreation

Sponsor Pete Stauber (R-MN) Cosponsors · 299
■ 191 R■ 107 D■ 1 I
191 Republicans
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107 Democrats
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1 Independent

Withdrew support (1)

  • Mike Collins (R-GA) - cosponsored 06-FEB-2025, withdrew 11-FEB-2025