,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cdbc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aj1 #bjbj,mr4    
,van ,holl5 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,c>d91 &   
,ms4 ,klobu*>7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,rules & ,adm9i/ration  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,jo9t ,committee  
on ! ,libr>y1 9 accordance ) section    
#ahca ( ! ,revis$ ,/atutes1 to accept a 
/atue depict+ ,h>riet ,tubman f !       
,h>riet ,tubman ,/atue ,commission (    
,m>yl& & display ! /atue 9 a prom95t    
location 9 ! ,capitol4  #a4 ,f9d+s      
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,h>riet   
,tubman 0 born into slav]y "u ! giv5 "n 
,aram9ta ,ross 9 ,m>yl& 9 ab\t #ahbj4   
7#b7 ,beat5 sev]ely z a *ild1 %e suff]$ 
a traumatic head injury at ! h& ( a     
slave own] e>ly 9 h] life1 :i* caus$ a  
lifetime ( heada*es1 seizures1 & vision 
difficulties4  7#c7 ,9 #ahdi1 %e fl$    
nor? to fre$om & !n imm$iately return$  
to ,m>yl&1 risk+ h] life to free h]     
family4  7#d7 ,%e jo9$ ! ,und]gr\nd     

,railroad1 :i* 0 a secret network ( free
 ,african ,am]icans & ,:ite sympa?iz]s  
:o help$ runaway slaves escape ! ,s\?4  
7#e7 ,%e became kn[n z ! ,moses to h] p 
z a conductor on ! ,und]gr\nd ,railroad1
 risk+ h] life "t & "t aga9 to return to
 ,m>yl& & lead slaves to fre$om4  7#f7  
,:5 ! ,civil ,w> began1 %e became a     
,union spy1 organiz+ an espionage       
network ( slaves & fre$m5 :o op]at$     
beh9d ,conf$]ate l9es4  7#g7 ,on sev]al 
occasions1 %e l$ milit>y raid+ p>ties & 
also t5d$ to ! ,union w\nd$ z an army   
nurse4  7#h7 ,aft] ! ,civil ,w>1 %e     
devot$ h]self to wom5's suffrage1 ! c>e 
( orphans & invalids1 & ! e/abli%m5t (  
fre$m5's s*ools4  7#i7 ,! ,h>riet       
,tubman ,/atue ,commission ( ,m>yl& has 
au?oriz$ a gift ( a /atue ( ,h>riet     
,tubman to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t to 
commemorate h] "w on behalf ( civil     
rights & s]vice to our ,nation4  #b4    
,agreem5t = acceptance ( /atue ( ,h>riet
 ,tubman2 display ( /atue 9 ,capitol    
7a7 ,au?orization ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s   

aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,jo9t ,committee on ! ,libr>y %all      
accept f ! ,h>riet ,tubman ,/atue       
,commission ( ,m>yl& ! donation ( a     
/atue depict+ ,h>riet ,tubman1 subject  
to ! t]ms & conditions t ! ,jo9t        
,committee consid]s appropriate4  7b7   
,display 9 ,capitol ,aft] receiv+ !     
/atue provid$ "u ! agreem5t ent]$ into  
"u subsection 7a71 ! ,ar*itect ( !      
,capitol1 "u ! direction ( ! ,jo9t      
,committee on ! ,libr>y1 %all place !   
/atue 9 a prom95t p]man5t location 9 !  
,capitol4  7c7 ,co/s ,all co/s associat$
 ) ! donation1 includ+ transportation ( 
! /atue to1 & placem5t 91 ! ,capitol1   
%all be paid by ! ,h>riet ,tubman ,/atue
 ,commission ( ,m>yl&4