H.R. 452 · 119th Congress

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

Introduced on Jan 15, 2025 by Pete Stauber (R-MN-8). 299 cosponsors, 107 of them from another party. Became Public Law 119-53.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-53
Introduced
Jan 15, 2025
Cosponsors
299
107 from the other party
Policy area
Sports and Recreation
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic "Miracle on Ice", revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States.

Subjects

  • Athletes
  • Colorado
  • Congressional tributes
  • Minnesota
  • New York State
  • Olympic games
  • Professional sports

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 12, 2025). Public domain.

Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act

This act 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.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Pete StauberR-MN-8Sponsor

Democrats · 107

Independents · 1

Republicans · 191

Withdrawn cosponsors

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 15, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 15, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
  4. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseMr. Davidson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  5. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1633)
  6. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 452.
  7. Apr 28, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1633-1634)
  8. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1633-1634)
  9. Apr 28, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  10. Apr 29, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
  11. Sep 8, 2025Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  12. Sep 8, 2025 · SenateSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Sep 8, 2025 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S6439-6440)
  14. Sep 8, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Sep 8, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S6439)
  16. Sep 9, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  17. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseMr. Williams (TX) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H4274)
  18. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 452.
  19. Sep 15, 2025Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
  20. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseOn motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote.
  21. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  22. Dec 1, 2025Presented to President.
  23. Dec 1, 2025 · HousePresented to President.
  24. Dec 12, 2025Signed by President.
  25. Dec 12, 2025Signed by President.
  26. Dec 12, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-53.
  27. Dec 12, 2025Became Public Law No: 119-53.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE12 reports
    $620K reported (all issues)
  2. Hubbard Broadcasting, Inc.3 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.