Overview

• The House approved H.R. 452 to recognize the 1980 U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team with three Congressional Gold Medals.
• The medals would be displayed at the Lake Placid Olympic Center, the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado Springs, and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Eveleth, Minnesota.
• Sponsors Rep. Pete Stauber and Rep. Elise Stefanik highlighted bipartisan backing as lawmakers framed the award as a national commemoration.
• Rep. Tom Emmer praised the team’s grit and hope, and Sen. Chuck Schumer said the honor would help carry the story to future generations.
• The Congressional Gold Medal is Congress’s highest civilian honor, given to express public gratitude and preserve the memory of defining events, according to the Congressional Research Service.