,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ajjc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #f1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,lawrence 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,collins of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,waters1 ,mr4
 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,higgins of   
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,virginia1   
,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,ms4 ,kuster of ,new   
,hampshire1 ,mr4 ,horsford1 ,ms4        
,spanberger1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1    
,mr4 ,lipinski1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,mrs4      
,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,hastings1 ,ms4  
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,bishop of    
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mrs4        
,dingell1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,ms4         
,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,lowenthal1 ,mrs4       
,hayes1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,ms4       
,tlaib1 ,ms4 ,slotkin1 ,mrs4 ,carolyn   
,b4 ,maloney of ,new ,york1 ,ms4        
,ocasio-,cortez1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new  
,york1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mr4 
,lawson of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4  
,cole1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 ,mrs4  
,demings1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,engel1 
,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,cicilline1 ,mr4     

,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,mr4 ,schiff1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 
,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4    
,meeks1 ,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1   
,ms4 ,fudge1 ,mr4 ,green of ,texas1 ,mr4
 ,veasey1 ,ms4 ,moore1 and ,ms4 ,clarke 
of ,new ,york7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services1 and 
in addition to the ,committee on ,house 
,administration1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,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 the following3  7#a7    

,aretha ,franklin was born on ,march    
#be1 #aidb1 in ,memphis1 ,tennessee1 and
 died peacefully at her home in         
,detroit1 ,michigan1 surrounded by      
family and loved ones on ,august #af1   
#bjah4  7#b7 ,aretha ,franklin's musical
 talents have influenced generations of 
musicians and political leaders1        
creating a legacy that spans an         
incredible #f decades4  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 was a #aiii     
recipient of the ,national ,medal of    
,arts and ,humanities ,award1 among     
other accolades4  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 today4
  7#e7 ,aretha ,franklin's contributions
 go beyond music and arts4  7#f7 ,aretha
 ,franklin was also a philanthropist who

 supported causes that advanced civil   
rights1 human health1 and gender        
equality4  7#g7 ,aretha ,franklin's     
talents instilled hope1 uplifted        
generations1 and changed the lives of   
millions of people across the globe4    
7#h7 ,the ,city of ,detroit shaped      
,aretha's life and music1 as her father 
and church introduced her to local      
,motown artists4  7#i7 ,in return1      
,aretha made countless contributions to 
the ,city of ,detroit1 and few people   
have played a greater role in shaping   
the ,nation's culturally and socially   
relevant discography 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  7c7 ,smithsonian       
,institution  7#a7 ,in general          
,following the award of the gold medal  
referred to in subsection 7a71 the gold 
medal shall be given to the ,smithsonian
 ,institution1 where it will be         
displayed as appropriate and made       
available for research4  7#b7 ,sense of 
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that the ,smithsonian ,institution      
should make the gold medal received     
under this ,act available for display   
elsewhere1 particularly at other        
locations and events associated with    
,aretha ,franklin4  #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   
medals struck pursuant to this ,act are 
national medals 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