,i #aac? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #gae ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,febru>y #ad1 #bjac ,mr4 ,ha/+s ( ,florida 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 & ,mr4 ,watt7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices ,a ,,bill ,to po/hum\sly aw>d a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,l5a ,horne 9 recognition ( h] a*ievem5ts & contributions to ,am]ican culture & ! civil rights movem5t4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,l5a ,horne ,recognition ,act4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3 7#a7 ,l5a ,m>y ,calh\n ,horne 0 born on ,june #cj1 #aiag1 9 ,brooklyn1 ,new ,york4 ,at ! age ( #af1 ,l5a ,horne 0 hir$ z a danc] 9 ! *orus ( ,h>lem's fam\s ,cotton ,club1 :]e %e 0 introduc$ to su* leg5d>y jazz p]=m]s z ,duke ,ell+ton1 ,cab ,call[ay1 ,c\nt ,basie1 ,e!l ,wat]s1 & ,billie ,holiday4 7#b7 ,9 #aidj1 %e became "o ( ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican wom5 to p]=m ) an all-,:ite b& :5 %e t\r$ ) ,*>lie ,b>net's jazz b& z its featur$ s+]4 7#c7 ,%e 0 discov]$ by a ,metro-,goldwyn-,may] 7,,mgm7 tal5t sc\t & became ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican arti/ to sign a long-t]m contract ) a major /udio4 7#d7 ,despite h] extraord9>y beauty & tal5t1 ,l5a ,horne 0 (t5 limit$ to m9or act+ roles because ( h] race4 7#e7 ,sc5es 9 :i* %e did s+ 7 cut out :5 !y 7 s5t to local di/ributors 9 ! ,s\? 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