,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dfc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,january #bg1       
#bjad,mrs4 ,beatty 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,jackson ,lee1 and ,ms4 ,hahn7 submitted
 the following resolution2 which was    
referred to the ,committee on ,armed    
,services  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 goals and ideals of ,black ,history    
,month and honoring the outstanding     
contributions of ,african-,american     
,medal of ,honor recipients4  ,whereas  
the ,medal of ,honor is the highest     
award for valor in action against an    
enemy force which can be bestowed upon  
an individual serving in the ,united    
,states ,armed ,forces2 ,whereas since  
its first presentation in #ahfc1 #c1dfh 
,medals of ,honor have been awarded to a
 total of #c1ddh individuals 7there have
 been #ai double recipients72 ,whereas  
,african-,american service members have 
played vital roles in military          
operations throughout the history of the
 ,nation2 ,whereas #hg                  

,african-,americans have been awarded   
the ,medal of ,honor for military valor2
 ,whereas ,william ,harvey ,carney was  
an ,american ,civil ,war soldier and the
 first ,african-,american to earn the   
,medal of ,honor after he risked his own
 life to save the ,american flag and    
return it from the front lines of       
battle1 despite being wounded several   
times as ,confederate troops charged2   
,whereas ,william ,harvey ,carney was   
not presented with the ,medal of ,honor 
until nearly #cg years after his act of 
bravery2 ,whereas in #aiic1 a study     
commissioned by the ,united ,states     
,army described systematic racial       
discrimination in the criteria for      
awarding medals during ,world ,war ,,ii2
 ,whereas after an exhaustive review1   
the study recommended seven             
,african-,american ,world ,war ,,ii     
veterans be awarded the ,medal of       
,honor2 and ,whereas ,african-,american 
men and women who today serve in the    
,united ,states ,armed ,forces play a   

critical role in the defense and        
security of the ,nation3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes the  
significance of ,black ,history ,month  
as an important time to recognize the   
contributions of ,african-,americans in 
the ,nation's history2 and  7#b7 honors 
the outstanding contributions of        
,african-,american service members1     
including the #hg ,african-,americans   
who have been awarded the ,medal of     
,honor for military valor4