,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #efba  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #e1 #bjaf,mr4  
,pascrell 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,renacci1  
,mr4 ,capuano1 ,mr4 ,butterfield1 ,mr4  
,ryan of ,ohio1 and ,mr4 ,carson of     
,indiana7 introduced the following bill2
 which was referred to the ,committee on
 ,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
posthumously award a ,congressional     
,gold ,medal to ,lawrence ,eugene ,larry
 ,doby in recognition of his            
achievements and contributions to       
,american major league athletics1 civil 
rights1 and the ,armed ,forces during   
,,wwii4  #a4 ,findings ,congress finds  
the following3 7#a7 ,larry ,doby was    
born in ,camden1 ,south ,carolina1 on   
,december #ab1 #aibc1 and moved to      
,paterson1 ,new ,jersey1 in #aich1 where
 he became a standout four sport athlete
 at ,paterson ,eastside ,high ,school4  
7#b7 ,larry ,doby attended ,long ,island
 ,university on a basketball scholarship
 before enlisting in the ,united ,states

 ,navy during ,,wwii4  7#c7 ,upon his   
honorable discharge from the ,navy in   
#aidf1 ,larry ,doby played baseball in  
the ,negro ,league for the ,newark      
,eagles4 ,after playing the #aidf       
season1 ,larry ,doby's contract was     
purchased by the ,cleveland ,indians of 
the ,american ,league on ,july #c1      
#aidg4  7#d7 ,on ,july #e1 #aidg1 ,larry
 ,doby became the first                 
,african-,american to play in the       
,american ,league4  7#e7 ,larry ,doby   
played in the ,american ,league for #ac 
years1 appearing in #a1ecc games and    
batting 4#bhc1 with #bec home runs and  
#ifi runs batted in4  7#f7 ,larry ,doby 
was voted to seven all-star teams1 led  
the ,american ,league in home runs      
twice1 and played in two ,world ,series2
 he was the first ,african-,american to 
play in the ,world ,series and to hit a 
home run in a ,world ,series game1 both 
in #aidh4  7#g7 ,after his stellar      
playing career ended1 ,larry ,doby      
continued to make a significant         

contribution to his community2 he has   
been a pioneer in the cause of civil    
rights and has received honorary        
doctorate degrees from ,long ,island    
,university1 ,princeton ,university1 and
 ,fairfield ,university4  7#h7 ,in      
#aigh1 ,larry ,doby became the manager  
of the ,chicago ,white ,sox1 only the   
second ,african-,american manager of a  
,major ,league team4  7#i7 ,larry ,doby 
was the ,director of ,community         
,relations for the ,national ,basketball
 ,association's ,new ,jersey ,nets1     
where he was deeply involved in a number
 of inner-city youth programs4  7#aj7   
,larry ,doby was elected to the         
,national ,baseball ,hall of ,fame in   
#aiih4  #b4 ,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   
,congress1 of a gold medal of           

appropriate design1 to ,larry ,doby in  
recognition of his achievements and     
contributions to ,american major league 
athletics1 civil rights and the ,armed  
,forces during ,,wwii4  7b7 ,design and 
striking ,for the purpose of the        
presentation referred to in subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury    
7hereinafter in this ,act referred to as
 the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold    
medal with suitable emblems1 devices1   
and inscriptions to be determined by the
 ,secretary4  7c7 ,transfer of medal    
after presentation ,following the       
presentation of the gold medal in honor 
of ,larry ,doby under subsection 7a71   
the gold medal shall be given to his    
son1 ,larry ,doby1 ,jr4  #c4 ,duplicate 
medals ,the ,secretary may strike and   
sell duplicates in bronze of the gold   
medal struck pursuant to section #b     
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  #d4 ,status
 of medals  7a7 ,national medals ,the   
medals struck under this ,act are       
national medals for purposes of chapter 
#ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4
  7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of
 sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck
 under this ,act shall be considered to 
be numismatic items4