,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #gff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,june #g1 #bjaf ,mr4  
,butt]field 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,y>mu?1    
,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,scott (   
,virg9ia1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,ms4
 ,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,ms4   
,moore1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1   
,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,ms4 ,kelly
 ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,danny
 ,k4 ,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,ri*mond1  
,ms4 ,eddie ,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1  
,mrs4 ,love1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,clay1  
,ms4 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,rangel1  
,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1   
,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott (      
,georgia1 ,ms4 ,edw>ds1 ,ms4 ,mc,collum1
 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1  
,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,ellison1 ,mr4      
,wel*1 ,ms4 ,slaught]1 ,mr4 ,vela1 ,mr4 
,o',r\rke1 ,ms4 ,gabb>d1 ,mrs4          
,napolitano1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4     
,rupp]sb]g]1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1 & ,ms4         
,plaskett7 submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2
 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on        

,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t ,re=m             
,,resolution  ,honor+ 9 praise &        
remembrance ! extraord9>y life1         
accompli%m5ts1 & c\ntless contributions 
( ,mr4 ,muhammad ,ali4  ,:]eas1 on      
,janu>y #ag1 #aidb1 9 ,l\isville1       
,k5tucky1 ,mr4 ,cassius ,m>cellus ,clay1
 ,jr41 0 born to ,mr4 ,cassius ,m>cellus
 ,clay1 ,sr41 & ,mrs4 ,odessa ,lee      
,grady ,clay2 ,:]eas1 on ,m>* #f1 #aifd1
 aft] jo9+ ! ,nation ( ,islam1 ,cassius 
,m>cellus ,clay1 ,jr41 became kn[n z    
,muhammad ,ali2 ,:]eas 9 #aied1         
,muhammad ,ali's int]e/ 9 box+ began at 
age #ab1 aft] he report$ a /ol5 bike to 
a local police (fic]1 ,joe ,m>t91 :o 0  
also a box+ tra9]2 ,:]eas 9 #aiei       
,muhammad ,ali 0 ,national ,gold5       
,gloves light heavyweight *ampion &     
,national ,amateur ,a?letic ,union      
*ampion2 ,:]eas ,muhammad ,ali won six  
,k5tucky ,gold5 ,gloves titles & two    
,national ,gold5 ,gloves2 ,:]eas 9 #aifj
 ,muhammad ,ali 0 ,national ,gold5      
,gloves light heavyweight *ampion1      

,national ,amateur ,a?letic ,union      
,*ampion1 & gold m$al recipi5t 9 ! ,rome
 ,olympics = light heavyweight box+2    
,:]eas aft] w9n+ 8 fir/ #ai fights1     
includ+ #ae knock\ts1 ,muhammad ,ali    
defeat$ ,sonny ,li/on on ,febru>y #be1  
#aifd1 to become ! _w heavyweight       
*ampion2 ,:]eas 9 #aifg1 ,muhammad ,ali 
refus$ induction into ! ,u4,s4 ,arm$    
,=ces due to 8 /rongly held religi\s    
beliefs & 9 do+ s 0 arre/$1 f9$1 /ripp$ 
( 8 box+ lic5se & title1 & f\nd guilty (
 draft evasion2 ,:]eas 9 #aiga1 9 ,clay 
v4 ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,u4,s4 ,supreme     
,c\rt unanim\sly rev]s$ ! ,fif? ,circuit
 ,u4,s4 ,c\rt ( ,appeals decision &     
ov]turn$ ,muhammad ,ali's conviction2   
,:]eas ,muhammad ,ali w\ld become ! _w  
heavyweight *ampion 9 #aifd1 #aigd1 &   
#aigh mak+ him ! fir/ fight] to capture 
! heavyweight title ?ree times2 ,:]eas  
,muhammad ,ali retir$ f pr(essional box+
 9 #aiha & d$icat$ 8 life to promot+ _w 
peace1 fight+ = civil rights1 hung]     
relief1 & basic human values2 ,:]eas    

,muhammad ,ali's humanit>ian "w includ$ 
help+ to secure ! release ( fifte5      
,u4,s4 ho/ages held 9 ,iraq dur+ ! fir/ 
,gulf ,w>1 f\r ho/ages held 9 ,lebanon1 
& conduct+ goodwill missions to         
,afghani/an & ,cuba2 ,:]eas ,muhammad   
,ali travel$ to ,s\? ,africa to meet    
,nelson ,m&ela foll[+ 8 release f       
prison2 ,:]eas 9 #aihg1 ,muhammad ,ali 0
 induct$ into ! ,int]national ,box+     
,hall ( ,fame 9 #aiij2 ,:]eas 9 #aiig1  
,muhammad ,ali receiv$ ! ,ar?ur ,a%e    
,aw>d = ,c\rage by ,,espn z well z !    
,ess5ce ,liv+ ,leg5d ,aw>d2 ,:]eas      
,muhammad ,ali 0 pres5t$ ! ,presid5tial 
,m$al ( ,fre$om 9 #bjje by ,presid5t    
,george ,w4 ,bu%2 ,:]eas1 on ,decemb]   
#ag1 #bjje1 ,muhammad ,ali 0 aw>d$ !    
pre/igi\s ,otto ,hahn ,peace ,m$al = 8  
"w ) ! ,u4,s4 ,civil ,rights ,movem5t & 
! ,unit$ ,nations2 & ,:]eas ,muhammad   
,ali1 ,! ,greate/ ( ,all ,"t1 0 n only a
 *ampion 9 ! box+ r+1 b a *ampion (     
human & civil rights :o1 dur+ a         
difficult "t 9 ,am]ican hi/ory1 /ood on 

pr9ciple to end racism & bigotry3 ,n[1  
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,h\se (               
,repres5tatives does h]eby honor !      
extraord9>y life1 accompli%m5ts1 &      
c\ntless contributions to humanity made 
by ,muhammad ,ali4