It's been over 40 years since the "Miracle on Ice" saw the U.S. Olympic hockey team upset the heavily favored Soviet Union hockey team in the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid.

WASHINGTON -- A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey team was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday.

To recognize the 45th anniversary of U.S team defeating the Soviet Union in the "Miracle on Ice" at Lake Placid, New York on Feb. 20, 1980, U.S. Senators Kevin Cramer (R-ND) and Chuck Schumer (D ...

In this Feb. 22, 1980, file photo, the U.S. hockey team pounces on goalie Jim Craig after a 4-3 victory against the Soviets in the 1980 Olympics, as a flag waves from the Lake Placid, N.Y., crowd.

WASHINGTON, D.C. United States Senator Gary Peters (MI) joined a bipartisan coalition in introducing the Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act, legislation that seeks to honor members of the U.S ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 “Miracle on Ice” Olympic hockey team was reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate on Wednesday.

WASHINGTON — A bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to the 1980 "Miracle on Ice" Olympic hockey team has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The ongoing effort ...