WASHINGTON – The United States Senate unanimously passed the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act. This legislation honors the 1980 Olympic Men’s Hockey Team’s improbable victory over the four-time reigning champion Russian Olympic team. Against all odds, the American team of amateur collegiate hockey players defeated the Russian team in the semifinals on their way to win gold while cementing the game’s legacy as the Miracle on Ice. U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) joined over 70 of his Senate colleagues in co-sponsoring the legislation.
To commemorate the 45th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice, the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act awards three Congressional Gold Medals to be displayed at the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Museum in Colorado, the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in Minnesota, and the Lake Placid Olympic Center in New York.
“The Miracle on Ice hockey team embodied the very best of America’s spirit—perseverance, unity, and determination in the face of great odds. I’m proud to support awarding the 1980 Olympic team the Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of their lasting impact on our nation,” said Senator Young.
In addition to Senator Young, U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Jim Banks (R-Ind.), John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Ted Budd (R-N.C.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W. Va.), Bill Cassidy (R-La.), Susan Collins (R-Maine), Chris Coons (D-Del.), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Curtis (R-Utah), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Deb Fischer (R-Neb.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Jon Husted (R-Ohio), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), Jim Justice (R-W. Va.), John Kennedy (R-La.), Andy Kim (D-N.J.), Angus King (I-Maine), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.), Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), Dave McCormick (R-Pa.), Ashley Moody (R-Fla.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Gary Peters (D-Mich.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.), Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Tim Scott (R-S.C.), Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.), Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), John Thune (R-S.D.), Thom Tillis (R-N.D.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) also co-sponsored the legislation.
A companion measure was introduced in the House of Representatives by Congressman Pete Stauber (R-MN-08) and unanimously passed earlier this year.
Full text of the legislation can be found here. |
