,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #hib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #bg1 #bjai   
,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,collins1
 and ,ms4 ,murkowski7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a      
,,bill  ,to award a ,congressional ,gold
 ,medal1 collectively1 to the women in  
the ,united ,states who joined the      
workforce during ,world ,war ,,ii1      
providing the aircraft1 vehicles1       
weaponry1 ammunition1 and other         
materials to win the war1 that were     
referred to as ,rosie the ,riveter1 in  
recognition of their contributions to   
the ,united ,states and the inspiration 
they have provided to ensuing           
generations4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,rosie the     
,riveter ,congressional ,gold ,medal    
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3  7#a7 ,over #gj    
years ago there was a call to action1 a 

demand for workers to fill the vacancies
 left by the men who went to fight in   
the war4  7#b7 ,more than #f1jjj1jjj    
women answered the call then1 entering  
the workforce during ,world ,war ,,ii   
and providing the equipment1 weaponry1  
and ammunition to achieve final victory 
and end the war4  7#c7 ,these women left
 their homes to work or volunteer       
full-time in factories1 farms1          
shipyards1 airplane factories1 banks1   
and other institutions in support of the
 military overseas4  7#d7 ,they worked  
with the ,united ,service ,organizations
 and the ,american ,red ,cross1 drove   
trucks1 riveted airplane parts1         
collected critical materials1 rolled    
bandages1 and served on rationing       
boards4  7#e7 ,our ,rosie the ,riveter1 
the women who worked and sacrificed to  
strengthen this country during ,world   
,war ,,ii1 are among the greatest living
 heroines in the ,united ,states4  7#f7 
,these women persevered1 despite often  
facing harassment from their male       

colleagues and disapproval from their   
male family members1 and all the while  
continued to maintain their other jobs  
as caretakers of children and their     
households4  7#g7 ,minority women also  
overcame long-held policies of          
discrimination and made significant     
contributions to the war effort4  7#h7  
,because of the ,rosies1 ,federal1      
,state1 and local agencies coordinated  
with business owners to develop child   
care programs and other supports for    
working mothers4  7#i7 ,the example that
 these women set during ,world ,war ,,ii
 continues to inspire us and blaze a    
path for the working women of today4    
7#aj7 ,specifically1 the images of      
,rosie the ,riveter and the phrase ,we  
,can ,do ,it continue to symbolize the  
empowerment of women today1 representing
 patriotic women who want to serve and  
strengthen their country and to inspire 
young girls to become #bast ,century    
,rosies by aspiring to and attaining    
positions of leadership in all walks of 

life in the ,united ,states4  #c4       
,definitions  7a7 ,rosie the ,riveter   
,the term ,rosie the ,riveter includes  
any female individual who held          
employment or volunteered in support of 
the war efforts during ,world ,war ,,ii4
  7b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary   
means the ,secretary of the ,treasury4  
#d4 ,congressional ,gold ,medal  7a7    
,award authorized ,the ,president pro   
tempore of the ,senate and the ,speaker 
of the ,house of ,representatives shall 
make appropriate arrangements for the   
award1 on behalf of ,congress1 of a     
single gold medal of appropriate design 
to ,rosie the ,riveter1 collectively1 in
 recognition of their contributions to  
the ,united ,states and the inspiration 
they have provided to ensuing           
generations4  7b7 ,design and striking  
,for the purpose of the award referred  
to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary    
shall strike the gold medal with        
suitable emblems1 devices1 and          
inscriptions1 to be determined by the   

,secretary4  7c7 ,national ,museum of   
,american ,history  7#a7 ,in general    
,following the award of the gold medal  
in honor of ,rosie the ,riveter1 the    
gold medal shall be given to the        
,national ,museum of ,american ,history 
of the ,smithsonian ,institution1 where 
it will be available for display as     
appropriate and made available for      
research4  7#b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it 
is the sense of ,congress that the      
,national ,museum of ,american ,history 
should make the gold medal received     
under paragraph 7#a7 available for      
display elsewhere1 particularly at other
 appropriate locations associated with  
,rosie the ,riveter4  #e4 ,duplicate    
medals  7a7 ,in general ,under such     
regulations as the ,secretary may       
prescribe1 the ,secretary may strike and
 sell duplicates in bronze of the gold  
medal struck under section #d1 at a     
price sufficient to cover the costs of  
the medals1 including labor1 materials1 
dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead    

expenses4  7b7 ,proceeds ,amounts       
received from the sale of the duplicates
 under subsection 7a7 shall be deposited
 in the ,united ,states ,mint ,public   
,enterprise ,fund established under     
section #eacf of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code4  #f4 ,status of medals   
7a7 ,national medals ,medals struck     
under this ,act are national medals for 
purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1   
,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,numismatic 
items ,for purposes of section #eacd of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all   
medals struck under this ,act shall be  
considered to be numismatic items4