,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #eeg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #h1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut 7= himself & 
,mr4 ,cole7 submitt$ ! foll[+           
resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee
 on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration  ,,resolution   
,recogniz+ ! e/abli%m5t ( !             
,congressional ,patriot ,aw>d &         
congratulat+ ! fir/ aw>d recipi5ts1 ,sam
 ,johnson & ,john ,lewis1 = _!          
patriotism & selfless s]vice to !       
c\ntry4  ,:]eas ! ,congressional        
,patriot ,aw>d w be aw>d$ once e #b ye>s
 to memb]s ( ,congress1 a ,republican & 
a ,democrat1 f\nd to h p]=m$ patriotic  
de$s wor?y to be rememb]$1 9 t !y       
demon/rate ! immeasurable value ( plac+ 
! int]e/s & goals ( ! nation above all  
o!r int]e/s 9 a mann] :i* br+s          
cr$ibility & honor to ! in/itution (    
,congress2 ,:]eas ,sam ,johnson & ,john 
,lewis h d$icat$ _! lives to ! bett]m5t 
( our ,nation bo? prior to & dur+ _!    
s]vice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,congress2     

,:]eas ,sam ,johnson s]v$ 9 ! ,air ,=ce 
= #bi ye>s1 fly+ 9 combat missions 9 bo?
 ! ,korean & ,vietnam ,w>s2 ,:]eas      
,johnson is "o ( ! few ,memb]s (        
,congress to h fl[n combat missions2    
,:]eas1 on ,april #af1 #aiff1 ,johnson's
 plane 0 %ot d[n ov] ,vietnam dur+ 8    
#be? combat mission1 suff]+ a brok5 arm 
& back1 & a dislocat$ %\ld]2 ,:]eas     
,johnson endur$ ne>ly sev5 ye>s (       
repeat$ torture :ile a ,,p[ 9 ,hanoi1   
,vietnam1 includ+ #db mon?s 9 solit>y   
conf9em5t 9 a #c x #i foot dirt cell ) a
 light con/antly on2 ,:]eas he sp5t #gb 
days 9 leg /ocks1 #b ye>s 9 leg irons1 &
 exp]i5c$ sev]e />vation2 ,:]eas        
,johnson 0 "p ( a gr\p ( #aa prison]s   
kn[n z ! ,alcatraz ,gang 7,hanoi        
,hilton71 :o repres5t$ prison]s sep>at$ 
f o!r captives = _! resi/ance to _!     
captors2 ,:]eas he nev] gave 9 to 8     
captors dem&s = in=mation2 ,:]eas       
,johnson 0 releas$ f captivity dur+     
,op]ation ,homecom+ 9 #aigc2 ,:]eas ^u  
return1 ,johnson 0 aw>d$ two ,silv]     

,/>s1 two ,legions ( ,m]it1 ! ,di/+ui%$ 
,fly+ ,cross1 "o ,bronze ,/> ) ,valor1  
two ,purple ,he>ts1 f\r ,air ,m$als1 &  
?ree ,out/&+ ,unit ,aw>ds2 ,:]eas       
,johnson 0 aw>d$ ! ,national ,patriot   
,aw>d f ! ,congressional ,m$al ( ,honor 
,society 9 #bjji1 ! society's highe/    
civilian aw>d2 ,:]eas ,johnson began a  
homebuild+ company aft] retir+ f ! ,air 
,=ce 9 #aigi2 ,:]eas ,johnson 0 elect$  
to ! ,texas ,/ate ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives :]e he s]v$ = sev5 ye>s2
 ,:]eas ,johnson wrote an autobiography 
titl$ ,captive ,w>riors3 ,a ,vietnam    
,p4,o4,w4's ,/ory 9 #aiib2 ,:]eas       
,johnson 0 elect$ into ! ,u4,s4 ,h\se ( 
,repres5tatives 9 #aiia1 repres5t+ !    
#crd ,di/rict ( ,texas2 ,:]eas          
,johnson's /r5g? ( "* & devotion to o!rs
 has made him an effective & admir$     
memb] ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives2 ,:]eas ,john ,lewis is 
kn[n z "o ( ! mo/ c\rage\s individuals (
 ! ,civil ,rights ,movem5t2 ,:]eas      
,lewis p>ticipat$ 9 ! #aifa ,fre$om     

,rides1 sitt+ 9 seats res]v$ = ,:ites 9 
bus t]m9als along ! ,s\?2 ,:]eas ,lewis 
0 imprison$ = #dj days 9 ! ,mississippi 
,/ate ,p5it5ti>y = p>ticipat+ 9 ,fre$om 
,rides 9 ! ,/ate2 ,:]eas ,lewis 0 beat5 
ne>ly unconsci\s at ! ,greyh\nd bus     
/ation 9 ,montgom]y1 ,alabama1 = 8      
p>ticipation 9 ! ,fre$om ,rides2 ,:]eas 
9 #aifc1 at age #bc1 ,lewis 0 nam$      
,*airman ( ! ,/ud5t ,nonviol5t          
,coord9at+ ,committee 7,,sncc71         
responsible = rais+ /ud5t activism 9 !  
community2 ,:]eas ,lewis 0 a design] &  
y\nge/ keynote speak] at ! hi/oric ,m>* 
on ,wa%+ton 9 ,augu/ ( #aifc2 ,:]eas1   
along ) ,hosea ,williams1 ,lewis l$ #fjj
 prote/]s along ! ,edmund ,pettus       
,bridge 9 ,selma1 ,alabama1 to          
,montgom]y1 ,alabama1 z a demon/ration =
 _! "r to vote2 ,:]eas dur+ ! ,m>*1 !   
prote/]s1 includ+ ,lewis1 7 beat5 by    
,alabama /ate police1 an ev5t w\ld be ! 
cataly/ to ! passage ( ! ,vot] ,rights  
,act 9 #aife2 ,:]eas ,lewis became !    
director ( ! ,vot] ,education ,project1 

:i* w\ld help ne>ly f\r million         
m9orities become vot]s2 ,:]eas 9 #aigg1 
,presid5t ,c>t] appo9t$ ,lewis to direct
 ! m ?an #bej1jjj volunte]s ( ,,action1 
! ,f$]al volunte] ag5cy2 ,:]eas ,lewis  
is ! recipi5t ( ! highe/ civilian honor 
grant$ by ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama1 !    
,m$al ( ,fre$om1 ! ,l9coln ,m$al f !    
hi/oric ,=d's ,!atre1 ! ,gold5 ,plate   
,aw>d giv5 by ! ,academy ( ,excell5ce1 !
 ,pres]vation ,h]o aw>d giv5 by !       
,national ,tru/ = ,hi/oric ,pres]vation1
 ! ,capital ,aw>d ( ! ,national ,c\ncil 
( ,la ,raza1 ! ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr4    
,non-,viol5t ,peace ,prize1 !           
,presid5t's ,m$al ( ,georget[n          
,univ]sity1 ! ,,naacp ,sp+>n ,m$al1 !   
,national ,education ,association ,m>t9 
,lu!r ,k+ ,jr4 ,memorial ,aw>d1 & ! only
 ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y ,pr(ile 9 ,c\rage     
,aw>d = ,lifetime ,a*ievem5t ev] grant$ 
by ! ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y ,libr>y           
,f\ndation2 ,:]eas ,lewis 0 elect$ to   
,congress 9 #aihg1 repres5t+ ! #e?      
,di/rict ( ,georgia2 ,:]eas ,lewis'     

c\rage & lead]%ip h made him "o ( !     
/ronge/ & mo/ rev]$ memb]s ( ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 & ,:]eas
 once 9 e bi5nial ,congress1 ,memb]s ( !
 ,h\se %\ld ga!r to reflect on !        
lifelong s]vice & d$ication ^! m5 s     
will+ly give to _! c\ntry3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x  ,t ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives      
commemorates ,repres5tative ,sam        
,johnson & ,repres5tative ,john ,lewis =
 _! patriotic s]vice & sacrifice to !   
c\ntry !y love & = becom+ ! fir/ ev]    
recipi5ts ( ! ,congressional ,patriot   
,aw>d4