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,,repres5tatives  ,july #e1 #bjaf,mr4   
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introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,,bill  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d a           
,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,lawr5ce  
,eug5e ,l>ry ,doby 9 recognition ( 8    
a*ievem5ts & contributions to ,am]ican  
major league a?letics1 civil rights1 & !
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,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,l>ry     
,doby 0 born 9 ,camd51 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 on 
,decemb] #ab1 #aibc1 & mov$ to ,pat]son1
 ,new ,j]sey1 9 #aich1 :]e he became a  
/&\t f\r sport a?lete at ,pat]son       
,ea/side ,high ,s*ool4  7#b7 ,l>ry ,doby
 att5d$ ,long ,isl& ,univ]sity on a     
basketball s*ol>%ip be=e enli/+ 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates ,navy dur+ ,,wwii4  7#c7  
,^u 8 honorable dis*>ge f ! ,navy 9     
#aidf1 ,l>ry ,doby play$ baseball 9 !   

,negro ,league = ! ,new>k ,eagles4 ,aft]
 play+ ! #aidf season1 ,l>ry ,doby's    
contract 0 pur*as$ by ! ,clevel&        
,indians ( ! ,am]ican ,league on ,july  
#c1 #aidg4  7#d7 ,on ,july #e1 #aidg1   
,l>ry ,doby became ! fir/               
,african-,am]ican to play 9 ! ,am]ican  
,league4  7#e7 ,l>ry ,doby play$ 9 !    
,am]ican ,league = #ac ye>s1 appe>+ 9   
#a1ecc games & batt+ 4#bhc1 ) #bec home 
runs & #ifi runs batt$ 94  7#f7 ,l>ry   
,doby 0 vot$ to sev5 all-/> teams1 l$ ! 
,am]ican ,league 9 home runs twice1 &   
play$ 9 two ,_w ,s]ies2 he 0 ! fir/     
,african-,am]ican to play 9 ! ,_w ,s]ies
 & to hit a home run 9 a ,_w ,s]ies     
game1 bo? 9 #aidh4  7#g7 ,aft] 8 /ell>  
play+ c>e] end$1 ,l>ry ,doby cont9u$ to 
make a significant contribution to 8    
community2 he has be5 a pione] 9 ! cause
 ( civil rights & has receiv$ honor>y   
doctorate degrees f ,long ,isl&         
,univ]sity1 ,pr9ceton ,univ]sity1 &     
,fairfield ,univ]sity4  7#h7 ,9 #aigh1  
,l>ry ,doby became ! manag] ( ! ,*icago 

,:ite ,sox1 only ! second               
,african-,am]ican manag] ( a ,major     
,league team4  7#i7 ,l>ry ,doby 0 !     
,director ( ,community ,relations = !   
,national ,basketball ,association's    
,new ,j]sey ,nets1 :]e he 0 deeply      
involv$ 9 a numb] ( inn]-city y\?       
programs4  7#aj7 ,l>ry ,doby 0 elect$ to
 ! ,national ,baseball ,hall ( ,fame 9  
#aiih4  #b4 ,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$al ( appropriate design1 to ,l>ry
 ,doby 9 recognition ( 8 a*ievem5ts &   
contributions to ,am]ican major league  
a?letics1 civil rights & ! ,arm$ ,=ces  
dur+ ,,wwii4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !  
purpose ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7h]e9aft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to
 z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )
 suitable emblems1 devices1 &           

inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4  7c7 ,transf] ( m$al aft]    
pres5tation ,foll[+ ! pres5tation ( !   
gold m$al 9 honor ( ,l>ry ,doby "u      
subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5
 to 8 son1 ,l>ry ,doby1 ,jr4  #c4       
,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike 
& sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al
 /ruck pursuant to section #b "u su*    
regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1
 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/     
!re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use
 ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( 
! gold m$al4  #d4 ,/atus ( m$als  7a7   
,national m$als ,! m$als /ruck "u ?is   
,act are national m$als = purposes (    
*apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7b7 ,numismatic items ,=        
purposes ( sections #eacd & #eacf (     
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all     
m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be consid]$
 to be numismatic items4