,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfdb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #bh1 #bjba,mr4   
,suozzi 7= himself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4 
,espaillat1 ,ms4 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,ad]holt1 
,mr4 ,aguil>1 ,mr4 ,allr$1 ,mr4 ,amodei1
 ,mr4 ,arr+ton1 ,mr4 ,au*9closs1 ,mrs4  
,axne1 ,mr4 ,bab91 ,mr4 ,baird1 ,mr4    
,bald]son1 ,mr4 ,b>r1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,ms4
 ,bass1 ,mr4 ,b]a1 ,mr4 ,b]gman1 ,ms4   
,h]r]a ,beutl]1 ,mr4 ,bey]1 ,mr4 ,bi%op 
( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,ms4        
,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,bo/1 ,ms4 ,b\rdeaux1   
,mr4 ,b[man1 ,mr4 ,br5dan ,f4 ,boyle (  
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,brady1 ,mr4 ,br[n1  
,ms4 ,br[nley1 ,mr4 ,buck1 ,mr4         
,bur*ett1 ,ms4 ,bu%1 ,mrs4 ,bu/os1 ,mr4 
,butt]field1 ,mr4 ,c>bajal1 ,mr4        
,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4 ,c>t] (      
,l\isiana1 ,mr4 ,c>twright1 ,mr4 ,case1 
,ms4 ,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro (   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,caw?orn1 ,ms4 ,*5ey1 ,ms4 
,*u1 ,mr4 ,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,cl>k (       
,massa*usetts1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,cleav]1 ,mr4 ,cl9e1 ,mr4         

,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,cole1 ,mrs4 
,watson ,coleman1 ,mr4 ,connolly1 ,mr4  
,coop]1 ,mr4 ,correa1 ,mr4 ,co/a1 ,mr4  
,c\rtney1 ,ms4 ,craig1 ,mr4 ,cri/1 ,mr4 
,cr[1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,ms4 ,davids (      
,kansas1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (       
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis (         
,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,dean1 ,mr4 ,de,fazio1   
,ms4 ,de,gette1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,ms4    
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,delgado1 ,mrs4 ,dem+s1 
,mr4 ,de,saulnier1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mrs4   
,d+ell1 ,mr4 ,doggett1 ,mr4 ,mi*ael ,f4 
,doyle ( ,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,duncan1    
,mr4 ,dunn1 ,ms4 ,escob>1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1   
,mr4 ,e/es1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,mr4 ,fe5/ra1  
,mr4 ,f]guson1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 ,mr4  
,fleis*mann1 ,mrs4 ,flet*]1 ,mr4 ,fo/]1 
,mr4 ,=t5b]ry1 ,ms4 ,lois ,frankel (    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,gallego1 ,mr4 ,gallagh]1
 ,mr4 ,g>am5di1 ,mr4 ,g>b>9o1 ,mr4 ,g>ca
 ( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4 
,gold51 ,mr4 ,gim5ez1 ,mr4 ,gohm]t1 ,mr4
 ,gomez1 ,mr4 ,gonzalez ( ,ohio1 ,mr4   
,vic5te ,gonzalez ( ,texas1 ,miss       
,gonzlez-,coln1 ,mr4 ,gos>1 ,mr4        

,got!im]1 ,ms4 ,grang]1 ,mr4 ,gre5 (    
,texas1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 ,mr4 ,gro?man1  
,mr4 ,gue/1 ,mr4 ,hag$orn1 ,mr4 ,h>d] ( 
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,h>tzl]1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 
,ms4 ,h]rell1 ,mr4 ,higg9s ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,hill1 ,mrs4 ,h9son1 
,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4        
,huffman1 ,mr4 ,huiz5ga1 ,mr4 ,issa1    
,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,jacobs ( ,new 
,york1 ,ms4 ,jacobs ( ,cali=nia1 ,ms4   
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,johnson 
( ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,s\? ,dakota1  
,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,jones1  
,mr4 ,jordan1 ,mr4 ,joyce ( ,ohio1 ,mr4 
,kahele1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mr4
 ,keat+1 ,mr4 ,kell]1 ,mr4 ,kelly (     
,p5nsylvania1 ,ms4 ,kelly ( ,ill9ois1   
,mr4 ,kelly ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4        
,khanna1 ,mr4 ,kildee1 ,mr4 ,kilm]1 ,mr4
 ,kim ( ,new ,j]sey1 ,mrs4 ,kim (       
,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,k9d1 ,mr4              
,kri%namoor?i1 ,ms4 ,ku/]1 ,mr4         
,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,lamb1 ,mr4 ,la,malfa1   
,mr4 ,lamborn1 ,mr4 ,langev91 ,mr4 ,l>s5
 ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,l>son ( ,connecticut1

 ,mr4 ,latta1 ,mrs4 ,lawr5ce1 ,mr4      
,lawson ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee (         
,cali=nia1 ,mrs4 ,lee ( ,nevada1 ,mrs4  
,lesko1 ,mr4 ,lev9 ( ,mi*igan1 ,mr4     
,lev9 ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,ms4     
,l(gr51 ,mr4 ,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,lucas1 ,mrs4
 ,luria1 ,mr4 ,lyn*1 ,mr4 ,mal9[ski1    
,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4    
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,sean       
,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4    
,mann1 ,ms4 ,mann+1 ,mr4 ,ma/1 ,ms4     
,matsui1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,mc,caul1 
,ms4 ,mc,collum1 ,mr4 ,mc,eachin1 ,mr4  
,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,mc,kinley1 ,mrs4      
,rodg]s ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1    
,mr4 ,meeks1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4 ,meus]1    
,mrs4 ,mill] ( ,ill9ois1 ,mrs4          
,mill]-,meeks1 ,mr4 ,mool5a>1 ,ms4      
,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,mr4 ,moore (       
,alabama1 ,mr4 ,morelle1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1  
,mr4 ,mrvan1 ,mr4 ,mull91 ,mr4 ,murphy (
 ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,neal1
 ,mr4 ,neguse1 ,mr4 ,nehls1 ,mr4        
,ne:\se1 ,ms4 ,newman1 ,mr4 ,norcross1  
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,norman1 ,mr4        

,o',hall]an1 ,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4        
,palazzo1 ,mr4 ,palm]1 ,mr4 ,panetta1   
,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4       
,p]lmutt]1 ,mr4 ,pet]s1 ,mr4 ,pflug]1   
,mr4 ,phillips1 ,ms4 ,p+ree1 ,ms4       
,plaskett1 ,mr4 ,pocan1 ,ms4 ,port]1    
,mr4 ,posey1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,mr4 ,price
 ( ,nor? ,c>ol9a1 ,mr4 ,quigley1 ,mr4   
,rask91 ,mr4 ,re$1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new   
,york1 ,mr4 ,rice ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 ,ms4  
,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,mr4 ,rog]s ( ,k5tucky1 
,ms4 ,ross1 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,mr4   
,ruiz1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,ms4 ,sn*ez1 ,mr4    
,s>banes1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1
 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,s*neid]1 ,mr4       
,s*rad]1 ,ms4 ,s*ri]1 ,mr4 ,scott (     
,virg9ia1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1
 ,ms4 ,sewell1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,ms4        
,%]rill1 ,mr4 ,sires1 ,ms4 ,slotk91 ,mr4
 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1 ,mr4 ,smi? (         
,miss\ri1 ,mr4 ,smuck]1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4
 ,spanb]g]1 ,mrs4 ,sp>tz1 ,ms4 ,spei]1  
,mr4 ,/anton1 ,ms4 ,/efanik1 ,ms4       
,/ev5s1 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1  
,mr4 ,takano1 ,ms4 ,t5ney1 ,mr4 ,?ompson

 ( ,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (        
,p5nsylvania1 ,mr4 ,?ompson ( ,cali=nia1
 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mr4 ,torres 
( ,new ,york1 ,mrs4 ,trahan1 ,mr4       
,trone1 ,mr4 ,turn]1 ,mr4 ,upton1 ,mr4  
,van ,drew1 ,mr4 ,v>gas1 ,mr4 ,veasey1  
,mr4 ,vela1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1 ,mr4        
,walb]g1 ,ms4 ,wass]man ,s*ultz1 ,ms4   
,wat]s1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,w5/rup1 ,mr4 ,we/]man1 ,ms4      
,wild1 ,ms4 ,williams ( ,georgia1 ,mr4  
,y>mu?1 ,mr4 ,"y1 & ,mr4 ,zeld97        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9
 addition to ! ,committee on ,h\se      
,adm9i/ration1 = a p]iod to be          
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d a          
,congressional gold m$al to ! #cfi?     
,infantry ,regim5t1 commonly kn[n z !   
,h>lem ,hellfight]s1 9 recognition ( _! 
brav]y & out/&+ s]vice dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4 
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 

! ,h>lem ,hellfight]s ,congressional    
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,:5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
(ficially ent]$ ,_w ,w> ,i 9 ,april     
#aiag1 ! ,arm$ ,=ces 7 /ill segregat$1  
ev5 ?\gh ,african-,am]ican soldi]s _h   
s]v$ & di/+ui%$ !mselves 9 e w> s9ce !  
,revolution>y ,w>1 & ev5 ! ,colonial    
,w>s prec$+ ! ,am]ican ,revolution4     
7#b7 ,aft] sev]al ye>s ( advocacy &     
debate1 9 #aiaf ! ,/ate ( ,new ,york    
au?oriz$ ! recruitm5t ( ! #ae? ,new     
,york ,national ,gu>d ,regim5t1 :i* 0   
call$ to ,f$]al s]vice on ,july #be1    
#aiag1 soon aft] arriv+ = tra9+ at ,camp
 ,:itman1 ,new ,york4  7#c7 ,! #ae?     
complet$ its basic milit>y practice     
tra9+ at ,camp ,:itman1 ,new ,york4     
7#d7 ,to receive combat tra9+1 ! #ae?   
report$1 on ,octob] #h1 #aiag1 to ,camp 
,wadswor?1 9 ,sp>tanburg1 ,s\? ,c>ol9a1 
:]e x exp]i5c$ _m incid5ts ( racial     
discrim9ation4  7#e7 ,consequ5tly1 !    
gov]nm5t agre$ to remove ! #ae? f ,camp 
,wadswor?1 b1 in/ead ( receiv+ fur!r    

tra9+1 ! regim5t began prep>+ =         
deploym5t to ,france 9 ,novemb]4  7#f7  
,! #ae? arriv$ 9 ,sa9t ,nazaire1        
,france1 on ,janu>y #a1 #aiah1 :]e x 0  
r$esignat$ ! #cfi? ,infantry ,regim5t4  
7#g7 ,p>tly because _m ,:ite soldi]s )9 
! ,am]ican ,exp$ition>y ,=ces 7h]e9aft]1
 ! ,,aef7 refus$ to p]=m combat duty )  
,black soldi]s1 memb]s ( ! #cfi? 7      
initially assign$ manual labor tasks1   
su* z load+ & unload+ supplies1 &       
con/ruct+ roads & railroads4  7#h7 ,aft]
 receiv+ pressure f ! #cfi? regim5tal   
comm&] ab\t n hav+ a combat mission1 !  
,,aef atta*$ ! #cfi? to ! ,fr5* ,f\r?   
,army4  7#i7 ,by mid-,m>* ( #aiah1 !    
#cfi? w5t to ! ,argonne ,=e/ ) ! ,fr5*  
#af? ,division = tra9+ & soon ent]$ !   
tr5*es4  7#aj7 ,! #cfi? enc\nt]$ its    
fir/ ,g]man soldi]s 9 combat 9 ,april1  
#aiah4  7#aa7 ,9 ,may ( #aiah1 ,private 
,h5ry ,johnson ( ! #cfi? receiv$ ! ,fr5*
 ,croix de ,gu]re1 ) ,palm1 =           
extraord9>y valor1 becom+ "o ( ! fir/   
,am]ican soldi]s to be aw>d$ ?is honor4 

7#ab7 ,johnson also belat$ly receiv$ a  
,purple ,he>t1 0 aw>d$ ! ,di/+ui%$      
,s]vice ,cross1 & 91 #bjae1 0 aw>d$ !   
,m$al ( ,honor4  7#ac7 ,?r\gh\t !       
rema9d] ( ! spr+ & into ! summ] ! #cfi? 
s]v$ at ,m9ac\rt1 9 ! ,*ampagne-,m>ne   
,def5sive1 & dur+ ! ,aisne-,m>ne        
,(f5sive 9 support ( ! ,fr5* #afa/      
,infantry ,division4  7#ad7 ,z summ]    
turn$ to autumn1 ! #cfi? w5t on to      
p>ticipate 9 ! ,meuse-,argonne (f5sive1 
:]e x captur$ ! important village (     
,se*ault despite su/a9+ sev]e losses4   
7#ae7 ,on ,octob] #ad1 #aiah1 ! #cfi?   
advanc$ to ,alsace4  7#af7 ,on ,novemb] 
#bj1 #aiah1 ! #cfi? rea*$ ! banks ( !   
,rh9e ,riv] z "p ( ! ,fr5* ,army (      
,occupation1 ! fir/ ,alli$ unit to d s4 
7#ag7 ,! #cfi? 0 reliev$ ( its assignm5t
 ) ! ,fr5* #afa/ ,division 9 ,decemb]1  
#aiah1 & elem5ts ( ! regim5t sail$ =    
,new ,york 9 late ,janu>y & e>ly        
,febru>y1 #aiai4  7#ah7 ,! #cfi?        
,infantry ,regim5t receiv$ a p>ade up   
#e? ,av5ue 9 ,new ,york ,city on        

,febru>y #ag1 #aiai1 receiv+ applause & 
*e]s f hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( onlook]s4      
7#ai7 ,! #cfi? 0 demobiliz$ on ,febru>y 
#bh1 #aiai4  7#bj7 ,ov] #agj individual 
memb]s ( ! #cfi? receiv$ ! ,croix de    
,gu]re1 _m 7 aw>d$ ! ,di/+ui%$ ,s]vice  
,cross1 & ! #cfi? 0 aw>d$ a unit        
citation4  7#ba7 ,x is g5]ally believ$ t
 ! #cfi? 0 dubb$ ! ,h>lem ,hellfight]s  
by ,g]man soldi]s1 :o f\nd ! m5 to be   
incr$ibly det]m9$ & c\rage\s 9 battle4  
7#bb7 ,! #cfi? 0 ! fir/ regim5t (       
,african ,am]icans to deploy ov]seas    
dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i & sp5t #aia days on !   
front l9e 9 ,_w ,w> ,i1 m ?an any o!r   
,am]ican regim5tal siz$ unit4  7#bc7 ,! 
#cfi? nev] lo/ a foot ( gr\nd nor _h a  
man tak5 prison]1 despite suff]+ a high 
numb] ( casualties4  #c4 ,congressional 
gold m$al  7a7 ,aw>d au?oriz$ ,! ,speak]
 ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & !        
,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all   
make appropriate arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1  
on behalf ( ! ,congress1 ( a s+le gold  
m$al ( appropriate design to ! #cfi?    

,infantry ,regim5t1 commonly kn[n z !   
,h>lem ,hellfight]s1 9 recognition ( _! 
brav]y & out/&+ s]vice dur+ ,_w ,w> ,i4 
7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( !   
aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 !      
,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all /rike !    
gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 &
 inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !       
,secret>y4  7c7 ,smi?sonian ,in/itution 
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold   
m$al "u subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all
 be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1  
:]e x w be display$ z appropriate & made
 available = rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se (      
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,smi?sonian ,in/itution %\ld make ! gold
 m$al receiv$ "u ?is ,act available =   
display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      
locations & ev5ts associat$ ) ! ,h>lem  
,hellfight]s4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,"u 
su* regulations z ! ,secret>y ( !       
,treasury may prescribe1 ! ,secret>y may
 /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( !   
gold m$al /ruck "u section #c7;b71 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 ,m$als /ruck pursuant to 
?is ,act are national m$als = purposes (
 *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code4