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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The bipartisan Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act has passed the Senate.

U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith announced the passing of the act.

The House of Representatives passed this legislation, which was led by Representative Peter Stauber and co-sponsored by the entire Minnesota Congressional Delegation.

The amended bill now returns to the House for another vote before heading to the president’s desk.

The legislation will award three Congressional Gold Medals to members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team to recognize the 45th anniversary of their extraordinary victory at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, where they defeated the Soviet Union.

If signed, three medals will be displayed at

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