,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new  
,york 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,hold+1 ,ms4      
,gabb>d1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,kri%namoor?i1 
,ms4 ,jayapal1 & ,mr4 ,khanna7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se       
,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d 
a ,congressional gold m$al to ,mahatma  
,g&hi 9 recognition ( 8 contributions to
 ! ,nation by ! promotion ( nonviol5ce4 
#a4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7
 ,few p h _h z significant & z positive 
an impact on ! _w & fre$om ?an ,moh&as  
,k>am*& ,g&hi4  7#b7 ,g&hi l$ ! ,indian 
p to indep5d5ce f ,briti% rule 9 ,augu/ 
#aidg ?r\gh non-viol5t means1 /ag+      
massive peaceful demon/rations aga9/    

pov]ty :ile support+ wom5's rights &    
religi\s tol]ance4  7#c7 ,g&hi's legacy 
has inspir$ hundr$s ( millions ( p ar\nd
 ! _w to pursue non-viol5ce z a means to
 a*ieve fre$om & equality1 includ+ ,m>t9
 ,lu!r ,k+1 ,jr4's movem5t to end racial
 inju/ice 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,nelson   
,m&ela's fight to end ap>!id 9 ,s\?     
,africa4  7#d7 ,= 8 ef=ts1 ,g&hi 0 giv5 
! title ( ,mahatma1 or ,great ,s\l & 0  
(t5 call$ ,bapu 9 ,india1 :i* means     
fa!r4  7#e7 ,ov] #b1jjj1jjj p att5d$    
,g&hi's fun]al & 8 memory & tea*+s p]si/
 /ill today4  7#f7 ,octob] #b1 ,g&hi's  
bir?day1 0 decl>$ z ,int]national ,day (
 ,non-,viol5ce by ! ,unit$ ,nations to1 
dissem9ate ! message ( non-viol5ce1     
includ+ ?r\gh education & public aw>5ess
 & reaffirm ! univ]sal relevance ( !    
pr9ciple ( non-viol5ce & desire to      
secure a culture ( peace1 tol]ance1 &   
und]/&+ ?r\gh non-viol5ce4  7#g7 ,ensur+
 t p ar\nd ! globe "k ab\t1 und]/&1 &   
adopt ,g&hi's pr9ciples ( ahimsa        
7non-viol5ce71 satyagraha 7appeal to1   

insi/5ce on1 or reliance on ! ,tru?7 &  
sw>aj 7self-rule7 are m important ?an   
ev]4  #b4 ,congressional gold m$al  7a7 
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( 
appropriate design1 to ,mahatma ,g&hi1 9
 recognition ( 8 contributions to !     
,nation by ! promotion ( nonviol5ce4    
7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purpose ( !    
pres5tation ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 
! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury 7h]e9aft] 9   
?is ,act ref]r$ to z ! ,secret>y7 %all  
/rike a gold m$al ) suitable emblems1   
devices1 & inscriptions to be det]m9$ by
 ! ,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian          
,in/itution  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ !    
aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! 
gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian 
,in/itution1 :]e x %all be available =  
display z appropriate & made available =
 rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is !
 s5se ( ,congress t ! ,smi?sonian       

,in/itution %\ld make ! gold m$al       
receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available =    
display at o!r locations1 p>ticul>ly su*
 locations z are associat$ ) ,mahatma   
,g&hi4  #c4 ,duplicate m$als ,"u su*    
regulations z ! ,secret>y may prescribe1
 ! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates
 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant  
to section #b at a price suffici5t to   
cov] ! co/ ( ! bronze m$als1 includ+    
labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 &  
ov]head exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4 
#d4 ,national m$als ,! m$als /ruck "u   
?is ,act are national m$als = purposes (
 *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
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