,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eidj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ba1         
#bjbj,ms4 ,jackson ,lee introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al to ,lyndon ,ba9es ,johnson1 ! #cf?
 ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ^: vision>y
 lead]%ip secur$ passage ( ! l&m>k ,vot+
 ,rights ,act ( #aife1 ,social ,security
 ,am5dm5ts ,act 7,m$ic>e7 ( #aife1      
,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd1 ,high]     
,education ,act ( #aife1 & ,immigration 
& ,naturalization ,act ( #aife4  #a4    
,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 
,z a ,memb] ( ,congress f ! ,t5?        
,congressional ,di/rict ( ,texas1 z     
majority lead] ( ! ,u4,s4 ,s5ate1 ,vice 
,presid5t & ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1
 ,lyndon ,ba9es ,johnson's accompli%m5ts
 9 ! fields ( civil rights1 education1 &
 economic opportunity rank among !      
greate/ a*ievem5ts ( ! pa/ half c5tury4 
7#b7 ,z ,presid5t1 ,lyndon ,johnson     

propos$1 *ampion$1 l$ to passage1 &     
sign$ into law on ,augu/ #f1 #aife1 !   
,vot+ ,rights ,act ( #aife1 :i* swept   
away b>ri]s imp$+ millions ( ,am]icans f
 mean+ful p>ticipation 9 ,am]ican       
political life4  7#c7 ,on ,july #cj1    
#aife1 ,presid5t ,johnson sign$ into law
 ! ,social ,security ,am5dm5ts ,act (   
#aife1 popul>ly kn[n z ,m$ic>e1 :i* has 
trans=m$ ! deliv]y ( heal? c>e 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates & :i*1 along ) ,social    
,security1 r$uc$ ! rate ( pov]ty among !
 eld]ly f #bh4e p]c5t 9 #aiff to #i4a   
p]c5t 9 #bjab4  7#d7 ,on ,july #b1      
#aifd1 ,presid5t ,johnson secur$ passage
 & sign$ into law ! mo/ sweep+ civil    
rights legislation s9ce ,recon/ruction1 
! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #aifd1 :i*      
prohibits discrim9ation 9 employm5t1    
education1 & public accommodations bas$ 
on race1 color1 religion1 or national   
orig94  7#e7 ,on ,novemb] #h1 #aife1    
,presid5t ,johnson sign$ into law !     
,high] ,education ,act1 :i* provid$     
ne$-bas$ f9ancial aid to /ud5ts 9 ! =m (

 s*ol>%ips1 "w-/udy grants1 & loans1 &  
?us made high] education m accessible to
 populations ( p]sons :o 7 previ\sly    
unable to att5d college because (       
economic circum/ances4  7#f7 ,on ,octob]
 #c1 #aife1 ,presid5t ,johnson sign$    
into law ! ,immigration &               
,naturalization ,act ( #aife1 :i*       
trans=m$ ! ,nation's immigration sy/em  
by aboli%+ ! racially bas$ quota sy/em t
 _h def9$ ,am]ican immigration policy = 
f\r decades & replac$ x ) a policy ^:   
c5tral purpose 0 family reunification1 )
 a pref]5ce = immigrants ) specific     
skill sets4  7#g7 ,accord+ to ,rob]t ,a4
 ,c>o1 ! preem95t biograph] ( ,lyndon   
,ba9es ,johnson1 ) ! s+le exception (   
,l9coln1 ,presid5t ,johnson 0 ! greate/ 
*ampion ( ! poor & und]privileg$ 9 !    
hi/ory ( ! ,republic & 0 ! ,presid5t :o 
wrote m]cy & ju/ice into ! /atute books 
by :i* ,am]ica 0 gov]n$4  #b4           
,congressional gold m$al  7a7           
,pres5tation ,au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !   
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   

pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! po/hum\s    
aw>d1 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a gold   
m$al ( appropriate design to ,lyndon    
,ba9es ,johnson 9 recognition ( 8       
contributions to ! ,nation1 includ+     
passage ( ! l&m>k ,vot+ ,rights ,act (  
#aife1 ! ,social ,security ,am5dm5ts    
,act 7,m$ic>e7 ( #aife1 ! ,civil ,rights
 ,act ( #aifd1 ! ,high] ,education ,act 
( #aife1 & ! ,immigration &             
,naturalization ,act ( #aife4  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$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &
 inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,lyndon ,ba9es ,johnson 
,libr>y & ,museum  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+
 ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u subsection 7a71
 ! gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,lyndon  
,ba9es ,johnson ,libr>y & ,museum1 :]e x
 w be available = display z appropriate 
& available = rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se (     

,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ! ,congress t !
 ,lyndon ,ba9es ,johnson ,libr>y &      
,museum %\ld make ! gold m$al aw>d$     
pursuant to ?is ,act available = display
 else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at appropriate     
locations associat$ ) ,lyndon ,ba9es    
,johnson4  #c4 ,duplicate m$als ,!      
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to  
section #b "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$al4 
#d4 ,/atus ( m$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 (        
sections #eacd & #eacf ( title #ca1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u 
?is ,act %all be consid]$ to be         
numismatic items4