,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #if  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of 
,,representatives  ,february #d1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,beatty 7for herself1 ,mr4   
,brown of ,maryland1 ,ms4 ,clarke of    
,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4  
,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,rush1 ,mr4    
,stivers1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4
 ,vela1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 and ,mr4 ,yarmuth7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,armed ,services  ,,resolution          
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
,black ,history ,month and honoring the 
outstanding contributions of            
,african-,american ,congressional ,medal
 of ,honor recipients4  ,whereas the    
,congressional ,medal of ,honor is the  
highest award for personal acts of valor
 in action above and beyond the call of 
duty against an enemy force which can be
 bestowed upon an individual serving in 
the ,united ,states ,armed ,forces2     
,whereas1 since its first presentation  

in #ahfc1 #c1eae members of the ,armed  
,forces have received the ,congressional
 ,medal of ,honor with just less than   
half being awarded for actions during   
the ,civil ,war2 ,whereas               
,african-,american members of the ,armed
 ,forces have played vital roles in     
military operations throughout the      
history of the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 #hh ,african ,americans have been      
awarded the ,congressional ,medal of    
,honor for military valor2 ,whereas     
,sergeant ,william ,harvey ,carney1 a   
member of ,company ,c of the #edth      
,massachusetts ,colored ,infantry1 was  
the first ,african ,american to earn the
 ,congressional ,medal of ,honor when1  
during the attack on ,fort ,wagner on   
,july #ah1 #ahfc1 he risked his own life
 above and beyond the call of duty to   
save the ,american flag while under     
heavy fire and prevent its capture1     
despite being wounded several times by  
,confederate fire2 ,whereas ,william    
,harvey ,carney was not presented with  

the ,congressional ,medal of ,honor     
until nearly #cg years after his acts of
 bravery2 ,whereas1 in #aiic1 a study   
commissioned by the ,united ,states     
,army described systematic racial       
discrimination in the criteria for      
awarding medals during ,world ,war ,,ii2
 ,whereas after an exhaustive review1   
the study recommended seven             
,african-,american ,world ,war ,,ii     
veterans be awarded the ,congressional  
,medal of ,honor2 and ,whereas          
,african-,american men and women who    
today serve in the ,armed ,forces play a
 critical role in the defense and       
security of the ,united ,states3 ,now1  
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of   
,representatives-- 7#a7 recognizes      
,black ,history ,month as an important  
time to acknowledge and reflect on the  
significant contributions of ,african   
,americans in the history of the ,united
 ,states2 and  7#b7 honors the          
outstanding contributions of            
,african-,american members of the       

,united ,states ,armed ,forces1         
including the #hh ,african ,americans   
who have been awarded the ,congressional
 ,medal of ,honor for military bravery1 
heroism1 and valor4