The bill recognizes the 1980 US Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team’s victory at Lake Placid by awarding them 3 gold medals. It highlights the impact of their win on the sport, morale during the Cold War, and its symbolic importance. The Secretary of the Treasury will strike and distribute the medals, and duplicates in bronze will be sold to cover costs. The original and duplicate medals will be considered national medals and numismatic items, and the proceeds from the sale of bronze duplicates will be put into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
This bill provides for the award of Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team in recognition of the team's achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
