,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #ce ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,january #bb1 #bjba,mr4 ,van ,hollen 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,mr4 ,cardin1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,crapo1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,risch1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mr4 ,peters1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,romney1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,tester1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 and ,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to award a ,congressional ,gold ,medal to ,officer ,eugene ,goodman4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,officer ,eugene ,goodman ,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4 #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,on ,january #f1 #bjba1 the ,united ,states ,capitol ,building was attacked by armed insurrectionists4 7#b7 ,members of the ,united ,states ,capitol ,police force were quickly overrun1 enabling insurrectionists to breach the ,capitol at multiple points4 7#c7 ,around #b3ad in the afternoon1 ,united ,states ,capitol ,police ,officer ,eugene ,goodman confronted an angry group of insurrectionists who unlawfully entered the ,capitol1 according to video footage taken by ,igor ,bobic1 a reporter with the ,huffington ,post4 7#d7 ,officer ,goodman1 alone1 delayed the mob's advance towards the ,united ,states ,senate ,chamber and announced the location of the incursion4 7#e7 ,upon reaching a second floor corridor1 ,officer ,goodman noticed the entrance to the ,senate ,chamber was unguarded4 7#f7 ,as the mob approached1 ,officer ,goodman intentionally diverted attention away from the ,senate entrance and led the mob to an alternate location and additional awaiting officers4 7#g7 ,at #b3ae in the afternoon1 a ,washington ,post reporter from inside the ,senate ,chamber noted ,senate sealed with ,senators1 staff1 and members of the press inside4 7#h7 ,officer ,eugene ,goodman's selfless and quick-thinking actions doubtlessly saved lives and bought security personnel precious time to secure and ultimately evacuate the ,senate before the armed mob breached the ,chamber4 7#i7 ,amidst a shocking1 unpatriotic attack on the ,capitol1 ,officer ,goodman's heroism is recognized not only from ,members of ,congress and staff but also from the ,american people they represent4 7#aj7 ,by putting his own life on the line and successfully1 single-handedly leading insurrectionists away from the floor of the ,senate ,chamber1 ,officer ,eugene ,goodman performed his duty to protect the ,congress with distinction1 and by his actions1 ,officer ,goodman left an indelible mark on ,american history4 #c4 ,congressional gold medal 7a7 ,presentation authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation1 on behalf of the ,congress1 of a gold medal of appropriate design to ,officer ,eugene ,goodman4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for the purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to be determined by the ,secretary4 #d4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section #c under such regulations as the ,secretary may prescribe1 at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses1 and the cost of the gold medal4 #e4 ,status of medals 7a7 ,national medals ,the medals struck pursuant to this ,act are national medals for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of section #eacd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck under this ,act shall be considered to be numismatic items4