,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjae ,ms4
 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york introduc$ ! foll[+ 
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d 
po/hum\sly a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al 
to ,h>riet ,tubman1 9 recognition ( h]  
contributions & lifelong commitm5t 9 !  
fight = fre$om ( enslav$ m51 wom51 &    
*ildr5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,h>riet 
,moses ,tubman ,congressional ,gold     
,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress    
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,an integral "p ( !
 fight = abolition ( slav]y1 ,h>riet    
,tubman1 0 born into slav]y z ,aram9ta  
,m9ty ,h>riet ,ross 9 ,dor*e/] ,c\nty1  
,m>yl&1 to ,h>riet ,rit ,gre5 & ,b5     
,ross4  7#b7 ,nei!r an exact ye> nor    
exact location ( h] bir? is kn[n z is ! 
case ) _m slaves 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 b   
hi/orians e/imate h] bir? ye> to be     
ar\nd #ahbj4  7#c7 ,aram9ta's h>d%ips   
began e>ly ) ! fractur+ ( h] family z   

?ree ( h] eight sibl+s 7 sold to di/ant 
plantations 9 addition to endur+        
physical viol5ce t caus$ p]man5t        
injuries f3 sc>s1 seizures1 heada*es1 & 
n>coleptic episodes ) int5se dream      
/ates4  7#d7 ,_m hi/orians believe t !  
/ory ( ,aram9ta's "m1 ,rit1 hid+ h]     
y\ng] bro!r ,moses ) ! aid ( o!r slaves 
& free blacks 9 ! community f a ,georgia
 slave trad] to be ! pivotal example (  
resi/ance t w\ld drive h] actions 9 !   
future4  7#e7 ,fur!rmore1 ! mean+ (     
fre$om 0 ambigu\s & unsecure z          
,aram9ta's fa!r1 ,b51 ?r\gh an act (    
manumission 9 a =m] own]'s w 0          
te*nically fre$ at ! age ( #de4  7#f7   
,despite ,b5's fre$om & ! manumission   
/ipulations t appli$ to 8 wife & _!     
*ildr51 ,b5 held little cl\t to *all5ge 
! own]s t *ose n to free 8 family & _h  
no *oice b to cont9ue work+ = 8 =m]     
own]s4  7#g7 ,ar\nd #ahdd1 ,aram9ta     
m>ri$ a fre$man nam$ ,john ,tubman1 took
 h] "m's fir/ "n ,h>riet1 & began plann+
 h] escape f slav]y4  7#h7 ,9 ! cov] (  

night guid$ by ! ,nor? ,/>1 ,h>riet     
escap$ by travel+ ne>ly #ij miles to    
,p5nsylvania 9 #ahdi by means ( !       
,und]gr\nd ,railroad1 a well-organiz$   
network guid$ by ,:ite abolitioni/s1    
fre$1 & enslav$ ,blacks4  7#i7 ,! foll[+
 ye>1 ! ,u4,s4 ,congress pass$ !        
,fugitive ,slave ,law ( #ahej t call$ = 
bo? slave & free ,/ates' law en=cem5t to
 report runaway slaves = capture4  7#aj7
 ,nev]!less1 ,h>riet did n yield to !   
gr[+ dang] & risk$ h] own newly acquir$ 
fre$om to return to free h] family & o!r
 slaves :ile r$irect+ ! ,und]gr\nd      
,railroad to ,canada1 :i* prohibit$     
slav]y4  7#aa7 ,h>riet's lead]%ip &     
c\rage e>n$ h] ! nickname ( ,moses z %e 
facilitat$ ! fre$om ( _m slaves & w\ld  
also enc\nt] o!r hi/orical figures su* z
 abolitioni/ ,john ,br[n & likely       
,fr$]ick ,d\glass4  7#ab7 ,dur+ ! ,civil
 ,w>1 ,h>riet w\ld h _m roles work+ = ! 
,union ,army :i* includ$ us+ h] exp]i5ce
 to act z an arm$ sc\t & spy4  7#ac7    
,h>riet 0 ! fir/ woman 9 ! ,civil ,w> to

 lead an arm$ exp$ition1 :i* lib]at$ m  
?an #gjj slaves dur+ ! ,combahee ,riv]  
,raid 9 ,s\? ,c>ol9a e>n+ h] ! monik]   
,g5]al ,tubman4  7#ad7 ,9 #ahei1        
,republican abolitioni/ ,u4,s4 ,s5ator  
,william ,h4 ,sew>d sold ,h>riet a piece
 ( l& on ! outskirts ( ,auburn1 ,new    
,york4  7#ae7 ,h>riet's home 9 ,auburn  
w\ld rema9 h] hav5 = family & fri5ds    
foll[+ ! w> ) a portion ( ! prop]ty     
donat$ to ! ,african ,me?odi/ ,episcopal
 ,*ur* :]e ! ,h>riet ,tubman ,home = !  
,ag$ op5$ 9 #aijh4  7#af7 ,h>riet's     
ef=ts = equality did n cease z %e became
 an advocate to ! cause ( wom5's        
suffrage4  7#ag7 ,9 #aiac1 ,h>riet's    
dea? 0 commemorat$ ) milit>y honors at  
,=t ,hill ,cemet]y 9 ,auburn1 ,new      
,york4  7#ah7 ,9 #bjad1 ,presid5t ,b>ack
 ,obama sign$ into law ! ,national      
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = #bjae1 :i* 
includ$ a provision e/abli%+ a ,h>riet  
,tubman ,national ,hi/orical ,p>k4      
7#ai7 ,x is befitt+ t ,congress be/[ !  
highe/ civilian honor1 ! ,congressional 

,gold ,m$al1 to ,h>riet ,moses ,tubman1 
po/hum\sly 9 honor ( h] "w on behalf (  
civil rights1 h] selflessness1 resili5ce
 to adv]sity1 & actions dur+ ! ,civil   
,w> t w\ld save ! lives ( hundr$s4  #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$al ( appropriate design 9      
commemoration ( ,h>riet ,tubman1 9      
recognition ( h] contributions &        
lifelong commitm5t 9 ! fight = fre$om ( 
enslav$ m51 wom51 & *ildr5 9 ! ,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  7c7 ,aw>d ( m$al ,foll[+ !  
aw>d ( ! gold m$al 9 commemoration (    
,h>riet ,tubman "u subsection 7a71 !    

m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,h>riet ,tubman  
,national ,hi/orical ,p>k 9 ,auburn1    
,new ,york1 h] f9al re/+ place1 :]e x   
%all be available = display or tempor>y 
loan to be display$ else:]e1 z          
appropriate4  #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