117th Congress · House
To award three congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Subjects: Assault and harassment offenses · Congressional tributes · Crimes against property · District of Columbia · Government buildings, facilities, and property · Law enforcement officers · Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers · Protest and dissent
In plain language
- House bill in the 117th Congress.
- Directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange.
- House passed it on Mar 17, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)
This bill directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the award of three Congressional Gold Medals to the U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) and other law enforcement agencies that protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Following the award of these medals, one medal shall be given to the USCP, one medal shall be given to the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, and one medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution and displayed with a plaque listing all law enforcement agencies that participated in protecting the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
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