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Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal ActSection 2 › Proposal

The finding names the twenty players on the roster

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, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

The finding names the twenty players on the roster

The document says “shouldWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
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“The 1980 United States Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team roster included”

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, Sec. 2

The third of the section's ten findings, and the only one that is a list. In subparagraphs (A) through (T) it names twenty players, each with a hometown: Bill Baker, Neal Broten, Dave Christian, Steve Christoff, Jim Craig, Mike Eruzione, John Harrington, Steve Janaszak, Mark Johnson, Rob McClanahan, Ken Morrow, Jack O'Callahan, Mark Pavelich, Mike Ramsey, Buzz Schneider, Dave Silk, Eric Strobel, Bob Suter, Mark Wells and Phil Verchota. Every hometown named is in Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin or Michigan. The list runs alphabetically by surname until its end, where Phil Verchota follows Mark Wells.

What the document actually says

“The 1980 United States Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team roster included”

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, Sec. 2
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Congress lists the players on the team. There are twenty names.

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The law gives each player's home town too. All of them come from four states. Those are Minnesota, Massachusetts, Wisconsin and Michigan.

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