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 ,r4 #gajg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #cj1 #bjah,mr4
 ,jeffries 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney 
( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1
 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,al     
,gre5 ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4      
,cr[ley1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,mississippi1  
,mr4 ,ri*mond1 ,mr4 ,c>son ( ,indiana1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,br[n ( ,m>yl&1 ,mr4 
,ha/+s1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4   
,watson ,coleman1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4     
,lee1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney (    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4       
,engel1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1   
,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1    
,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,mr4      
,ellison1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 ,s]rano1  
,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,ms4 ,eddie   
,b]nice ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 
,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,evans1   
,mr4 ,clay1 ,mr4 ,scott ( ,virg9ia1 ,ms4
 ,sewell ( ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4    
,davis ( ,ill9ois1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new   

,york1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4
 ,bi%op ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,wilson (      
,florida1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4    
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,donovan1 ,ms4
 ,moore1 & ,mr4 ,payne7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d a           
,congressional gold m$al to ,%irley     
,*i%olm4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may 
be cit$ z ! ,%irley ,*i%olm             
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds z foll[s3  7#a7
 ,%irley ,*i%olm 0 a pione]3 ,%e 0 !    
fir/ ,african-,am]ican woman elect$ to  
,congress 9 #aifh :]e %e s]v$ until     
#aihb4  7#b7 ,%irley ,*i%olm inspir$ &  
l$ ! m>* ( political a*ievem5t by       
,african ,am]icans & wom5 9 ! ?ree      
decades s9ce %e ran = ! ,presid5cy ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#c7 ,h] election to    
,congress & h] c&idacy = ! ,presid5cy   
rais$ ! pr(ile & aspirations ( all      
,african ,am]icans & wom5 9 ! field (   
politics4  7#d7 ,%irley ,*i%olm 0       

recogniz$ = h] activism1 indep5d5ce1 &  
gr\ndbreak+ a*ievem5ts 9 politics dur+ &
 aft] ! civil rights era4  7#e7 ,%irley 
,*i%olm 0 born 9 ,brooklyn1 ,new ,york1 
on ,novemb] #cj1 #aibd1 att5d$ ,brooklyn
 ,college1 & e>n$ a ,ma/]'s degree f    
,columbia ,univ]sity4  7#f7 ,%irley     
,*i%olm work$ 9 education & social      
s]vices be=e be+ elect$ to ! ,new ,york 
,/ate ,assembly 9 #aifd4  7#g7 ,%irley  
,*i%olm e/abli%$ ! ,unity ,democratic   
,club 9 #aifj1 :i* play$ a significant  
role 9 rally+ ,black & ,hispanic vot]s 9
 ,new ,york ,city4  7#h7 ,9 #aifi1      
,%irley ,*i%olm began h] s]vice 9 ! #ia/
 ,congress1 repres5t+ ,brooklyn's #ab?  
,congressional ,di/rict 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4  7#i7   
,dur+ h] s]vice 9 ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives1 ,%irley ,*i%olm promot$
 ! employm5t ( wom5 9 ,congress & 0     
vocal 9 h] support ( civil rights1      
wom5's rights1 & ! poor1 :ile f]v5tly   
oppos+ ! ,vietnam ,w>4  7#aj7 ,9 #aigb1 
,%irley ,*i%olm 0 ! fir/ ,african       

,am]ican to seek ! nom9ation ( a major  
p>ty = ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#aa7 ,%irley ,*i%olm 0 a co-f\nd] ( !  
,national ,organization = ,wom54  7#ab7 
,an hi/oric figure 9 ,am]ican political 
hi/ory1 ,%irley ,*i%olm di$ at ! age (  
#hj 9 ,ormond ,bea*1 ,florida1 on ,new  
,ye>'s ,day #bjje4  #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$al ( appropriate  
design 9 commemoration ( ,%irley        
,*i%olm1 9 recognition ( h] activism1   
indep5d5ce1 & gr\ndbreak+ a*ievem5ts 9  
politics1 h] election z ! fir/          
,african-,am]ican woman 9 ! ,congress1 &
 h] campaign to be ! fir/ ,african      
,am]ican to ga9 ! nom9ation ( a major   
political p>ty = ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$   
,/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  #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