,,iv  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #if  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #d1          
#bjai,mrs4 ,beatty 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,br[n
 ( ,m>yl&1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,ms4        
,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4        
,johnson ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4      
,/iv]s1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4  
,vela1 ,mrs4 ,luria1 & ,mr4 ,y>mu?7     
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices
  ,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals &     
ideals ( ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? & honor+ !
 out/&+ contributions (                 
,african-,am]ican ,congressional ,m$al (
 ,honor recipi5ts4  ,:]eas !            
,congressional ,m$al ( ,honor is !      
highe/ aw>d = p]sonal acts ( valor 9    
action above & beyond ! call ( duty     
aga9/ an enemy =ce :i* c be be/[$ ^u an 
individual s]v+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,arm$ 
,=ces2 ,:]eas1 s9ce its fir/ pres5tation
 9 #ahfc1 #c1eae memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces 
h receiv$ ! ,congressional ,m$al (      

,honor ) j less ?an half be+ aw>d$ =    
actions dur+ ! ,civil ,w>2 ,:]eas       
,african-,am]ican memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces
 h play$ vital roles 9 milit>y op]ations
 ?r\gh\t ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2    
,:]eas #hh ,african ,am]icans h be5     
aw>d$ ! ,congressional ,m$al ( ,honor = 
milit>y valor2 ,:]eas ,s]geant ,william 
,h>vey ,c>ney1 a memb] ( ,company ,c ( !
 #ed? ,massa*usetts ,color$ ,infantry1 0
 ! fir/ ,african ,am]ican to e>n !      
,congressional ,m$al ( ,honor :51 dur+ !
 attack on ,=t ,wagn] on ,july #ah1     
#ahfc1 he risk$ 8 own life above &      
beyond ! call ( duty to save ! ,am]ican 
flag :ile "u heavy fire & prev5t its    
capture1 despite be+ w\nd$ sev]al times 
by ,conf$]ate fire2 ,:]eas ,william     
,h>vey ,c>ney 0 n pres5t$ ) !           
,congressional ,m$al ( ,honor until     
ne>ly #cg ye>s aft] 8 acts ( brav]y2    
,:]eas1 9 #aiic1 a /udy commission$ by !
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,army describ$ sy/ematic 
racial discrim9ation 9 ! crit]ia = aw>d+
 m$als dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas aft] an

 exhau/ive review1 ! /udy recomm5d$ sev5
 ,african-,am]ican ,_w ,w> ,,ii vet]ans 
be aw>d$ ! ,congressional ,m$al (       
,honor2 & ,:]eas ,african-,am]ican m5 & 
wom5 :o today s]ve 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces play 
a critical role 9 ! def5se & security ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! 
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7          
recognizes ,black ,hi/ory ,mon? z an    
important "t to ackn[l$ge & reflect on !
 significant contributions ( ,african   
,am]icans 9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 
&  7#b7 honors ! out/&+ contributions ( 
,african-,am]ican memb]s ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates ,arm$ ,=ces1 includ+ ! #hh       
,african ,am]icans :o h be5 aw>d$ !     
,congressional ,m$al ( ,honor = milit>y 
brav]y1 h]oism1 & valor4