,i  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #heb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bg1 #bjac   
,mr4 ,rangel 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,bi%op (  
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,br[n ( ,florida1 ,mr4   
,butt]field1 ,mrs4 ,*ri/5s51 ,ms4       
,cl>ke1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4    
,cony]s1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4  
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,fattah1 ,ms4   
,fudge1 ,mr4 ,al ,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4   
,grijalva1 ,ms4 ,hahn1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s (    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,ms4 ,eddie       
,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4 ,lee (  
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn   
,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4         
,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,moore1   
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,ru%1   
,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,ms4            
,%ea-,port]1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4       
,?ompson ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,watt1 &  
,mr4 ,van ,holl57 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 ,%irley ,*i%olm4  #a4 ,%ort     

title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,%irley 
,*i%olm ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3
  7#a7 ,%irley ,*i%olm 0 a pione]3 ,%e 0
 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican woman elect$  
to ,congress 9 #aifh :]e %e s]v$ until  
#aihb4  7#b7 ,%irley ,*i%olm inspir$ &  
l$ ! m>* ( political a*ievem5t by       
,african-,am]icans & wom5 9 ! ?ree      
decades s9ce %e ran = ! ,presid5cy ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,h] election to    
,congress & h] c&idacy = ! ,presid5cy   
rais$ ! pr(ile & aspirations ( all      
,african-,am]icans & wom5 9 ! field (   
politics4  7#d7 ,%irley ,*i%olm 0       
recogniz$ = h] activism1 indep5d5ce1 &  
gr\ndbreak+ a*ievem5ts 9 politics dur+ &
 aft] ! civil rights era4  7#e7 ,%irley 
,*i%olm 0 born 9 ,brooklyn1 ,new ,york1 
on ,novemb] #cj1 #aibd1 att5d$ ,brooklyn
 ,college1 & e>n$ a ,ma/]'s degree f    
,columbia ,univ]sity4  7#f7 ,%irley     
,*i%olm work$ 9 education & social      
s]vices be=e be+ elect$ to ! ,new ,york 
,/ate ,assembly 9 #aifd4  7#g7 ,%irley  

,*i%olm e/abli%$ ! ,unity ,democratic   
,club 9 #aifj1 :i* play$ a significant  
role 9 rally+ ,black & ,hispanic vot]s 9
 ,new ,york ,city4  7#h7 ,9 #aifi1      
,%irley ,*i%olm began h] s]vice 9 ! #ia/
 ,congress1 repres5t+ ,brooklyn's #ab?  
,congressional ,di/rict 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#i7   
,dur+ h] s]vice 9 ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 ,%irley ,*i%olm promot$
 ! employm5t ( wom5 9 ,congress & 0     
vocal 9 h] support ( civil rights1      
wom5's rights1 & ! poor1 :ile f]v5tly   
oppos+ ! ,vietnam ,w>4  7#aj7 ,9 #aigb1 
,%irley ,*i%olm 0 ! fir/                
,african-,am]ican to seek ! nom9ation ( 
a major p>ty = ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7#aa7 ,%irley ,*i%olm 0 a      
co-f\nd] ( ! ,national ,organization =  
,wom54  7#ab7 ,an hi/oric figure 9      
,am]ican political hi/ory1 ,%irley      
,*i%olm di$ at ! age ( #hj 9 ,ormond    
,bea*1 ,florida1 on ,new ,ye>'s ,day    
#bjje4  #c4 ,congressional gold m$al    
7a7 ,pres5tation ,au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( 

! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t 
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s    
pres5tation1 on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( 
a gold m$al ( appropriate design 9      
commemoration ( ,%irley ,*i%olm1 9      
recognition ( h] activism1 indep5d5ce1 &
 gr\ndbreak+ a*ievem5ts 9 politics1 h]  
election z ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican     
woman 9 ! ,congress1 & h] campaign to be
 ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican to ga9 !      
nom9ation ( a major political p>ty =    
,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7       
,design & /rik+ ,= purposes ( !         
pres5tation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9  
?is ,act z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a    
gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &
 inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,!     
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to  
section #c "u su* regulations z !       
,secret>y may prescribe1 at a price     
suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+   

labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 &  
ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4 
#e4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als 
,! m$als /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act are 
national m$als = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( 
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7    
,numismatic items ,= purposes ( section 
#eacd ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 
all m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be     
consid]$ to be numismatic items4  #f4   
,au?ority ,to use fund am\nts2 proce$s (
 sale  7a7 ,au?ority ,to use fund am\nts
 ,!re is au?oriz$ to be *>g$ aga9/ !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise   
,fund1 su* am\nts z may be necess>y to  
pay = ! co/s ( ! m$als /ruck pursuant to
 ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$s ( sale ,am\nts 
receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate bronze     
m$als au?oriz$ "u section #d %all be    
deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t      
,public ,ent]prise ,fund4