H.R. 10301 — Peter McGuire Congressional Gold Medal Act

This section states congressional findings recognizing Peter McGuire’s leadership in the American labor movement, including his role in founding the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America in 1881 and serving as the first Secretary of the American Federation of Labor, and his advocacy that produced wage gains and an eight-hour workday for over 23,000 carpenters in 36 cities through strikes in 1886 and 1890.

This section authorizes the presentation of a single Congressional gold medal honoring Peter McGuire for his contributions to the American Labor Movement. It directs the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the medal in consultation with the Secretary of Labor and requires its transfer to the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of American History for display and research, with a sense of Congress that it be shown at sites linked to the American Labor Movement or the Gilded Age.

This section authorizes the Secretary to strike and sell bronze duplicates of the gold medal at a price sufficient to cover all costs, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses.

This section designates medals struck under the Act as national medals under chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, and classifies them as numismatic items under sections 5134 and 5136 of that title.

This section authorizes charging the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund for costs of medals struck under the Act and requires deposit of proceeds from sales of duplicate bronze medals into the fund.