,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccei  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #ba1   
#bjah ,ms4 ,harris 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,hatch1 ,ms4 ,stabenow1 ,mr4 ,peters1   
,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,mrs4        
,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,jones1 
,ms4 ,hirono1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4 ,kaine1
 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,manchin1 ,mr4      
,nelson1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,ms4 ,cortez  
,masto1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,mrs4          
,feinstein1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 and ,ms4  
,hassan7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and  
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
posthumously award a ,congressional     
,gold ,medal to ,aretha ,franklin in    
recognition of her contributions of     
outstanding artistic and historical     
significance to culture in the ,united  
,states4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,aretha ,franklin   
,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,the ,congress finds that--   

7#a7 ,aretha ,franklin was born on      
,march #be1 #aidb1 in ,memphis1         
,tennessee and died peacefully at her   
home in ,detroit1 ,michigan surrounded  
by family and loved ones on ,august #af1
 #bjah2  7#b7 ,aretha ,franklin's       
musical talents have influenced         
generations of musicians and political  
leaders1 creating a legacy that spans an
 incredible #f decades2  7#c7 ,aretha   
,franklin1 dubbed the ,queen of ,soul1  
was the first woman ever inducted into  
the ,rock and ,roll ,hall of ,fame1 was 
a #bjje recipient of the ,presidential  
,medal of ,freedom1 and a #aiii         
recipient of the ,national ,medal of    
,arts and ,humanities ,award1 among     
other accolades2  7#d7 ,aretha          
,franklin's music served as a #aifjs    
call to action that inspired thousands  
to join civil rights movements and still
 resonates across these movements today2
  7#e7 ,aretha ,franklin's contributions
 go beyond music and arts2  7#f7 ,aretha
 ,franklin was also a philanthropist who

 supported causes that advanced civil   
rights1 human health1 and gender        
equality2  7#g7 ,aretha ,franklin's     
talents instilled hope1 uplifted        
generations1 and changed the lives of   
millions of people across the globe2    
7#h7 the ,city of ,detroit shaped       
,aretha's life and music1 as her father 
and church introduced her to local      
,motown artists2 and  7#i7 in return1   
,aretha made countless contributions to 
the ,city of ,detroit and few people    
have played a greater role in shaping   
the culturally and socially relevant    
discography in the ,united ,states than 
,aretha ,franklin4  #c4 ,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 design in commemoration of  
,aretha ,franklin1 in recognition of her

 outstanding artistic and historical    
significance to the culture of the      
,united ,states4  7b7 ,design and       
striking ,for purposes of the           
presentation referred to in subsection  
7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury    
7hereafter in this ,act referred to as  
the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold     
medal with suitable emblems1 devices1   
and inscriptions1 to be determined by   
the ,secretary4  #d4 ,duplicate medals  
,the ,secretary may strike and sell     
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal  
struck pursuant to section #c 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  #e4 ,status of medals  7a7 
,national medals ,the medal struck      
pursuant to this ,act is a national     
medal for purposes of chapter #ea of    
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7  
,numismatic items ,for purposes of      

section #eacd of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 all medals struck under  
this ,act shall be considered to be     
numismatic items4  #f4 ,authority to use
 fund amounts2 proceeds of sale  7a7    
,authority ,to use fund amounts ,there  
is authorized to be charged against the 
,united ,states ,mint ,public           
,enterprise ,fund1 such amounts as may  
be necessary to pay for the costs of the
 medals struck pursuant to this ,act4   
7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received 
from the sale of duplicate bronze medals
 authorized under section #d shall be   
deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint
 ,public ,enterprise ,fund4