,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hgd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,february #bg1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,runyan introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to award a ,congressional ,gold
 ,medal in recognition of ,alice ,paul's
 role in the women's suffrage movement  
and in advancing equal rights for women4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,alice ,paul ,women's      
,suffrage ,congressional ,gold ,medal   
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,the ,congress     
finds as follows3  7#a7 ,alice ,paul was
 born on ,january1 #aa1 #ahhe1 in ,mount
 ,laurel1 ,new ,jersey1 and died on     
,july #i1 #aigg4  7#b7 ,alice ,paul     
dedicated her life to securing suffrage 
and equal rights for all women and1 as  
founder of the ,world ,woman's ,party1  
she was instrumental in the passage of  
the #aith ,amendment to the ,united     
,states ,constitution4  7#c7 ,alice     
,paul and the ,national ,woman's ,party 

were the first group ever to picket the 
,white ,house4  7#d7 ,while ,president  
,woodrow ,wilson trumpeted ,america's   
values of democracy abroad during ,world
 ,war ,i1 ,alice ,paul was dedicated to 
reminding the ,president that not all   
,americans enjoyed democracy at home4   
7#e7 ,alice ,paul used nonviolent civil 
disobedience to bring national attention
 to the women's suffrage movement1 such 
as the #c-week hunger strike she        
undertook when she was sentenced to jail
 in ,october1 #aiag1 for her            
demonstrations4  7#f7 ,alice ,paul's    
courage inspired thousands of women to  
join the women's suffrage movement4     
7#g7 ,instead of patiently waiting for  
,states to grant women suffrage1 ,alice 
,paul mobilized an entire generation of 
women to pressure the ,united ,states   
,congress and the ,president to give all
 women in ,america the right to vote4   
7#h7 ,alice ,paul did not stop her fight
 after the #aith ,amendment was         
ratified2 she drafted the ,equal ,rights

 ,amendment to the ,united ,states      
,constitution in #aibc and fought       
tirelessly for its passage until her    
death #ed years later4  7#i7 ,alice     
,paul lobbied ,congress to include      
gender in civil rights bills and was    
successful in including sex             
discrimination in ,title ,,vii of the   
,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd4  7#aj7    
,alice ,paul sought equal rights for    
women all over the world1 not just      
,americans and1 as a means of pursuing  
this goal1 founded the ,world ,party for
 ,equal ,rights for ,women in the       
#aicjs4  7#aa7 ,alice ,paul was         
instrumental in the placement of a      
passage on gender equality in the       
preamble of the ,united ,nations        
,charter4  7#ab7 ,few people have played
 a greater role in shaping the history  
of the ,united ,states than ,alice      
,paul4  7#ac7 ,alice ,paul is an example
 to all ,americans of what one person   
can do to make a difference for millions
 of people4  #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        
presentation1 on behalf of the          
,congress1 of a gold medal of           
appropriate design in commemoration of  
,alice ,paul1 in recognition of her role
 in the women's suffrage movement and in
 advancing equal rights for women4  7b7 
,presentation and display ,the medal    
referred to in subsection 7a7 shall be  
presented jointly to representatives of 
the ,alice ,paul ,institute and the     
,sewall-,belmont ,house1 to be shared   
equally and displayed as appropriate4   
7c7 ,design and striking ,for purposes  
of the presentation referred to in      
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury 7hereafter in this ,act       
referred to 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