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 ,ms4 ,baldw91 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,mr4        
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,mr4 ,casey1 
,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1
 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1    
,mr4 ,durb91 ,mrs4 ,fe9/e91 ,ms4 ,h>ris1
 ,mr4 ,he9ri*1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mrs4      
,hyde-,smi?1 ,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,mr4 ,m>key1 ,mr4 ,m55dez1 
,mr4 ,m]kley1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4       
,murray1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,ms4 
,ros51 ,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,mr4    
,scott ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,tillis1    
,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,mr4      
,w>n]1 ,ms4 ,w>r51 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,mr4 
,wick]1 & ,mr4 ,wyd57 introduc$ ! foll[+
 bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !   
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d po/hum\sly
 ! ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,emmett
 ,till & ,mamie ,till-,mobley4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   

,emmett ,till & ,mamie ,till-,mobley    
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act ( #bjbj4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3   
7#a7 ,! brutal lyn*+ ( ,emmett ,till & !
 subsequ5t brav]y & boldness ( 8 "m1    
,mamie ,till-,mobley1 became a cataly/ =
 ! civil rights movem5t4  7#b7 ,on      
,augu/ #bh1 #aiee1 #ad-ye>-old ,emmett  
,till 0 kidnapp$1 beat51 & %ot 9 ,money1
 ,mississippi1 :]e he _h travel$ f      
,*icago to /ay ) 8 great uncle1 ,moses  
,wright4  7#c7 ,! corpse ( ,emmett ,till
 0 discov]$ #c days lat] 9 !            
,tallahat*ie ,riv] & 8 murd]]s 7        
acquitt$ despite ,moses ,wright provid+ 
an eyewitness te/imony t ! m5 on trial  
kidnapp$ ,emmett ,till4  7#d7 ,mamie    
,till-,mobley1 ! "m ( ,emmett ,till1    
demon/rat$ h] love = h] son & h] c\rage 
& /r5g? 9 suff]+ 9 ! days t foll[$ z %e 
br\ght ! body ( ,emmett ,till back to   
,*icago = burial & dem&$ an op5 casket  
fun]al1 :i* drew m ?an #ej1jjj att5dees4
  7#e7 ,mamie ,till-,mobley fur!r all[$ 
a photograph to be tak5 ( ,emmett ,till 

9 8 casket1 :i* 0 %[n ?r\gh\t ! _w4     
7#f7 ,! orig9al casket ( ,emmett ,till  
/&s on display at ! ,national ,museum ( 
,african ,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture z  
an endur+ rem9d] ( ! racial viol5ce t is
 a "p ( ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t ! p
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates mu/ confront4  7#g7  
,! h]oic actions ( ,mamie ,till-,mobley 
9 ! mid/ ( evil1 inju/ice1 & grief      
became a cataly/ = ! civil rights       
movem5t & cont9u$ 9 ! ye>s to come z %e 
work$ = ju/ice & honor$ ! legacy (      
,emmett ,till4  7#h7 ,mamie             
,till-,mobley w5t on to create ! ,emmett
 ,till ,play]s1 :i* 0 a significant     
national cultural contribution z te5ag]s
 travel$ ?r\gh\t ! c\ntry pres5t+ ,m>t9 
,lu!r ,k+ ,jr4 spee*es 9 ! "n ( ,emmett 
,till4  7#i7 ,mamie ,till-,mobley also  
s]v$ z *air & co-f\nd] ( ! ,emmett ,till
 ,ju/ice ,campaign1 :i* _h ! dual       
mission ( reop5+ ! murd] ( ,emmett ,till
 = a re9ve/igation & a passage into law 
( ,f$]al legislation to ensure t o!r    
racially motivat$ murd]s dur+ ! civil   

rights era 7 inve/igat$ &1 :5 possible1 
prosecut$4  7#aj7 ,! ef=ts ( ! ,emmett  
,till ,ju/ice ,campaign l$ to !         
successful jo9t inve/igation by ! ,/ate 
( ,mississippi1 ! ,f$]al ,bureau (      
,inve/igation1 & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice 9
 #bjjd1 ! passage ( ! ,emmett ,till     
,unsolv$ ,civil ,rights ,crime ,act (   
#bjjg 7,public ,law #aaj-cdd2 #abb ,/at4
 #cicd71 sign$ into law by ,presid5t    
,george ,w4 ,bu%1 & ! ,emmett ,till     
,unsolv$ ,civil ,rights ,crimes         
,reau?orization ,act ( #bjaf 7,public   
,law #aad-cbe2 #acj ,/at4 #aife71 sign$ 
into law by ,presid5t ,b>ack ,obama4    
7#aa7 ,! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates honor !    
legacy ( ,emmett ,till & ! incr$ible    
suff]+ & equally incr$ible c\rage1      
resili5ce1 & ef=ts ( ,mamie             
,till-,mobley t l$ to ! civil rights    
movem5t t began 9 ! #aiejs4  #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$al ( appropriate design 9        
commemoration ( ,emmett ,till & ,mamie  
,till-,mobley4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,=  
purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ 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 ,aw>d ( m$al  7#a7 ,9   
g5]al ,aft] ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al ref]r$ 
to 9 subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be
 giv5 to ! ,national ,museum ( ,african 
,am]ican ,hi/ory & ,culture1 :]e x %all 
be display$ z appropriate4  7#b7 ,s5se (
 ,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t ! 
,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican   
,hi/ory & ,culture %\ld make ! gold m$al
 receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available =   
display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      
locations & ev5ts associat$ ) ,emmett   
,till & ,mamie ,till-,mobley4  #d4      
,duplicate m$als ,"u su* regulations z !

 ,secret>y may prescribe1 ! ,secret>y   
may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( !
 gold m$al /ruck "u section #c1 at a    
price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( !      
m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1   
use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  #e4   
,/atus ( m$als  7a7 ,national m$als     
,m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act are national   
m$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