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To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect the residents of Lewiston, New York, from the British invasion during the War of 1812.

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112th CONGRESSCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

2d SessionCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

H. R. 6516CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect the residents of Lewiston, New York, from the British invasion during the War of 1812.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

September 21, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

September 21, 2012CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Ms. HOCHUL (for herself and Mr. HIGGINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial ServicesCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

A BILLCommentsClose CommentsPermalink

To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect the residents of Lewiston, New York, from the British invasion during the War of 1812.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Tuscarora Nation Congressional Gold Medal Act’.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(1) The Tuscarora Nation and the residents of Lewiston, New York, have enjoyed a peaceful coexistence and friendship for more than 200 years.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(2) The year 2012 marks the bicentennial of the War of 1812, when communities across the United States banded together to defend the American freedoms that had been won in the Revolutionary War.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(3) In a nighttime attack on December 19, 1813, British troops stationed in Canada invaded the United States and captured Fort Niagara, the keystone of American defenses on the Niagara Frontier. Later that day, approximately 35 Tuscarora warriors, situated near Lewiston, warned the residents of Lewiston of the imminent British invasion.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(4) As the British descended on Lewiston on December 19, 1813, Tuscarora warriors, under the leadership of Chief Solomon Longboard, despite owing no obligation to the people of Lewiston nor to the American cause and, according to some accounts, being outnumbered 30 to 1, attacked the British troops, repelling the invasion long enough to buy crucial time for many residents of Lewiston to escape.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(5) Without the vigilance and bravery of the members of the Tuscarora Nation, it is likely that the residents of Lewiston would have suffered far more casualties.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(6) The United States has yet to formally thank and honor the members of the Tuscarora Nation who so valiantly risked their lives to protect the civilians of Lewiston.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(7) As the United States commemorates the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, all who contributed to the American cause deserve recognition, including the Tuscarora warriors at Lewiston.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) Presentation Authorized- The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of the members of the Tuscarora Nation who fought to protect the residents of Lewiston, New York, from the British invasion during the War of 1812.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(b) Design and Striking- For purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in this Act as the ‘Secretary’) shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

SEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.
(a) National Medals- The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(b) Numismatic Items- For purposes of

SEC. 6. AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS; PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) Authority To Use Fund Amounts- There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, an amount not to exceed $30,000 to pay for the costs of the medals struck pursuant to this Act.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

(b) Proceeds of Sale- Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section 4 shall be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.CommentsClose CommentsPermalink

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U.S. Congress - Text of H.R.6516 as Introduced in House Tuscarora Nation Congressional Gold Medal Act



