,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ecdj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,decemb] #f1 #bjai,mr4
 ,ru% introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee  
on ,=eign ,affairs1 = 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 aw>d po/hum\sly 
a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,hazel  
,m4 ,johnson1 9 recognition ( h]        
a*ievem5ts & contributions to !         
environm5tal ju/ice movem5t4  #a4 ,%ort 
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,hazel  
,m4 ,johnson ,congressional ,gold ,m$al 
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds !   
foll[+3  7#a7 ,hazel ,johnson f\ght =   
environm5tal ju/ice 9 ,*icago beg9n+ 9 !
 #aigjs & cont9u+ ?r\gh ! re/ ( h] life4
  7#b7 ,:5 ,johnson discov]$ t ! ,s\?   
,side ( ,*icago _h ! highe/ canc] rate (
 any area 9 ,*icago1 %e 0 inspir$ to    
inve/igate ! canc] rates1 f\l odors1 &  

numb] ( *ildr5 ) respiratory illnesses 9
 h] own neighborhood1 ! community (     
,altgeld ,g>d5s on ! ,s\? ,side (       
,*icago4  7#c7 ,%e discov]$ h]          
community1 ,altgeld ,g>d5s1 :i* is a    
public h\s+ project1 0 built on a l&fill
 surr\nd$ by toxicity1 :i* pollut$ !    
air1 wat]1 & l&4  7#d7 ,additionally1 ! 
,altgeld ,g>d5s homes _h asbe/os &      
elevat$ lead levels4  7#e7 ,?is discov]y
 inspir$ ,johnson to create ! ,p =      
,community ,recov]y1 an organization :i*
 fights = a saf] environm5t4  7#f7      
,johnson & ! ,p = ,community ,recov]y   
f\ght to educate & emp[] ! resid5ts (   
,altgeld ,g>d5s1 includ+ provid+        
work%ops & tra9+s1 conduct+ heal?       
surveys1 rally+ resid5ts to prote/      
contam9ation1 & work+ ) y\? 9 !         
community4  7#g7 ,! ,p = ,community     
,recov]y put pressure on ! ,*icago ,h\s+
 ,au?ority to remove asbe/os f ,altgeld 
,g>d5s4  7#h7 ,johnson's fight = clean  
wat] l$ to ! in/allation ( wat] & sew]  
l9es by city heal? (ficials 9 ! f> ,s\? 

,side neighborhood ( ,m>yl& ,manor1 :]e 
! exi/+ well wat] 0 contam9at$ ) cyanide
 & o!r tox9s4  7#i7 ,johnson us$ h]     
vigilance & activism to give l[-income  
m9ority communities a voice & a /ake 9 !
 environm5tal ju/ice fight by br++ !    
conv]sation to p]sonal1 imm$iate1 &     
urg5t conc]ns :i* directly impact       
communities inhabit$ by p ( color4      
7#aj7 ,johnson also /rove to hold bo?   
bus9esses & ! gov]nm5t responsible = h[ 
_! actions impact ! environm5t4  7#aa7  
,johnson 0 giv5 ! #aiib ,presid5t's     
,environm5t & ,cons]vation ,*all5ge     
,aw>d 9 recognition ( h] environm5tal   
ju/ice "w4  7#ab7 ,notably1 ,johnson 0  
in/rum5tal 9 pressur+ ,presid5t ,bill   
,cl9ton to sign ! ,environm5tal ,ju/ice 
,executive ,ord]1 :i* holds ! ,f$]al    
,gov]nm5t acc\ntable = urban communities
 expos$ to pollution4  7#ac7 ,9 #bjjd1  
sociologi/ ,david ,naguib ,pell[ cr$it$ 
,johnson & ! ,p = ,community ,recov]y ) 
putt+ ! ,s\? ,side ( ,*icago on ! rad>  
scre5 = activi/s & policy mak]s ar\nd ! 

,unit$ ,/ates :o are conc]n$ ab\t       
environm5tal racism4  7#ad7 ,on ,janu>y 
#ab1 #bjaa1 ! ,ill9ois ,g5]al ,assembly1
 by way ( a ,h\se ,jo9t ,resolution1    
designat$ ! portion ( #acj? ,/reet f !  
,bi%op ,=d ,freeway to ,/ate ,/reet 9   
,*icago z ! ,hazel ,johnson ,,ej ,way4  
7#ae7 ,johnson 0 a vision>y1 :o 0 able  
to =esee ! impacts ( fail+ to address   
environm5tal & social ju/ice conditions4
  7#af7 ,johnson's "w e>n$ h] ! title ( 
"m ( ! environm5tal ju/ice movem5t4  #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$al ( appropriate design 9      
commemoration to ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson1 9 
recognition ( h] a*ievem5ts &           
contributions to ! environm5tal ju/ice  
movem5t4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,=        
purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ 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  7c7 ,national ,museum (     
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all
 be giv5 to ! ,national ,museum (       
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture ( !
 ,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 !  
gold m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %\ld 
be made available = display else:]e1    
p>ticul>ly at o!r appropriate locations 
associat$ ) ,hazel ,m4 ,johnson4  #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