,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #heb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #bg1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,rangel 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,bishop 
of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,brown of ,florida1   
,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1  
,ms4 ,clarke1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,cohen1  
,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4     
,danny ,k4 ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4    
,fattah1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of
 ,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,hahn1    
,mr4 ,hastings of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,holt1 
,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1
 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 
,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new     
,york1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,ms4 ,moore1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 
,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1   
,ms4 ,shea-,porter1 ,ms4 ,slaughter1    
,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4    
,watt1 and ,mr4 ,van ,hollen7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,financial         
,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to posthumously  
award a ,congressional gold medal to    

,shirley ,chisholm4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,shirley 
,chisholm ,congressional ,gold ,medal   
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress     
finds as follows3  7#a7 ,shirley        
,chisholm was a pioneer3 ,she was the   
first ,african-,american woman elected  
to ,congress in #aifh where she served  
until #aihb4  7#b7 ,shirley ,chisholm   
inspired and led the march of political 
achievement by ,african-,americans and  
women in the three decades since she ran
 for the ,presidency of the ,united     
,states4  7#c7 ,her election to         
,congress and her candidacy for the     
,presidency raised the profile and      
aspirations of all ,african-,americans  
and women in the field of politics4     
7#d7 ,shirley ,chisholm was recognized  
for her activism1 independence1 and     
groundbreaking achievements in politics 
during and after the civil rights era4  
7#e7 ,shirley ,chisholm was born in     
,brooklyn1 ,new ,york1 on ,november #cj1
 #aibd1 attended ,brooklyn ,college1 and

 earned a ,master's degree from         
,columbia ,university4  7#f7 ,shirley   
,chisholm worked in education and social
 services before being elected to the   
,new ,york ,state ,assembly in #aifd4   
7#g7 ,shirley ,chisholm established the 
,unity ,democratic ,club in #aifj1 which
 played a significant role in rallying  
,black and ,hispanic voters in ,new     
,york ,city4  7#h7 ,in #aifi1 ,shirley  
,chisholm began her service in the #iast
 ,congress1 representing ,brooklyn's    
#abth ,congressional ,district in the   
,united ,states ,house of               
,representatives4  7#i7 ,during her     
service in the ,house of                
,representatives1 ,shirley ,chisholm    
promoted the employment of women in     
,congress and was vocal in her support  
of civil rights1 women's rights1 and the
 poor1 while fervently opposing the     
,vietnam ,war4  7#aj7 ,in #aigb1        
,shirley ,chisholm was the first        
,african-,american to seek the          
nomination of a major party for         

,president of the ,united ,states4      
7#aa7 ,shirley ,chisholm was a          
co-founder of the ,national             
,organization for ,women4  7#ab7 ,an    
historic figure in ,american political  
history1 ,shirley ,chisholm died at the 
age of #hj in ,ormond ,beach1 ,florida1 
on ,new ,year's ,day #bjje4  #c4        
,congressional gold medal  7a7          
,presentation ,authorized ,the ,speaker 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,president pro tempore of the       
,senate shall make appropriate          
arrangements for the posthumous         
presentation1 on behalf of the          
,congress1 of a gold medal of           
appropriate design in commemoration of  
,shirley ,chisholm1 in recognition of   
her activism1 independence1 and         
groundbreaking achievements in politics1
 her election as the first              
,african-,american woman in the         
,congress1 and her campaign to be the   
first ,african-,american to gain the    
nomination of a major political party   

for ,president of the ,united ,states4  
7b7 ,design and striking ,for purposes  
of the presentation referred to in      
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold     
medal with suitable emblems1 devices1   
and inscriptions1 to be determined by   
the ,secretary4  #d4 ,duplicate medals  
,the ,secretary may strike and sell     
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal  
struck pursuant to section #c under such
 regulations as the ,secretary may      
prescribe1 at a price sufficient to     
cover the cost thereof1 including labor1
 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and 
overhead expenses1 and the cost of the  
gold medal4  #e4 ,status of medals  7a7 
,national medals ,the medals struck     
pursuant to this ,act are national      
medals for purposes of chapter #ea of   
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,numismatic items ,for purposes of      
section #eacd of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 all medals struck under  

this ,act shall be considered to be     
numismatic items4  #f4 ,authority ,to   
use fund amounts2 proceeds of sale  7a7 
,authority ,to use fund amounts ,there  
is authorized to be charged against the 
,united ,states ,mint ,public           
,enterprise ,fund1 such amounts as may  
be necessary to pay for the costs of the
 medals struck pursuant to this ,act4   
7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received 
from the sale of duplicate bronze medals
 authorized under section #d shall be   
deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint
 ,public ,enterprise ,fund4