The U.S. Senate unanimously voted on Feb. 12 to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Eugene Goodman, the Capitol police officer who has been hailed for his role in steering protesters away from the Senate chambers during the Jan. 6 breach of the Capitol building. The Congressional Gold Medal is the highest honor Congress can bestow. The measure to give the award to Goodman was passed by unanimous consent days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced that Capitol Police officers who protected the building during the events last month will receive the medal. Pelosi’s office later released a draft (pdf) of the legislation that the House Speaker said will “pay tribute to the Capitol Police and other law enforcement personnel who protected the Capitol.” Goodman, who has since been promoted to acting deputy Senate sergeant-at-arms, was captured on video footage successfully guiding Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) away from the intruders …