,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fhcf  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #be1 #bjbb   
,mr4 ,espaillat 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rask91
 & ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida7 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 po/hum\sly 
a ,congressional ,gold ,m$al to ,rob]t  
,p>ris ,moses1 9 recognition ( 8        
a*ievem5ts & contributions to advanc+   
,am]ican education & civil rights4  #a4 
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,rob]t ,p>ris ,moses ,congressional     
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!        
,congress f9ds t3  7#a7 ,rob]t ,p>ris   
,moses 0 born 9 ,h>lem1 ,new ,york      
,city1 on ,janu>y #bc1 #aice4  7#b7     
,rob]t ,p>ris ,moses is reg>d$ z an     
influ5tial civil rights activi/1 peace  

activi/1 public education advocate1 &   
ma? lit]acy educator4  7#c7 ,moses grew 
up 9 ,h>lem ,riv] ,h\ses & 0 "o ( only a
 h&ful ( ,black /ud5ts at ! "t :o 0     
admitt$ to ,/uyvesant ,high ,s*ool4     
7#d7 ,moses e>n$ a s*ol>%ip to ,hamilton
 ,college 9 ,cl9ton1 ,new ,york1 &      
subsequ5tly obta9$ a ma/]'s degree 9    
philosophy f ,h>v>d ,univ]sity 9 #aieg4 
7#e7 ,8 doctorate /udies 9 ma!matics 7  
halt$ due to ! dea? ( 8 "m & !          
hospitalization ( 8 fa!r4  7#f7 ,9      
#aiei1 ,moses help$ ) ! second ,y\? ,m>*
 = ,integrat$ ,s*ools 9 ,wa%+ton1 ,,dc4 
7#g7 ,moses visit$ ,mississippi 9 !     
summ] ( #aifj1 & met ) local ,national  
,association = ! ,advancem5t ( ,color$  
,p 7,,naacp7 lead]s :o indicat$ ! ne$ to
 focus on vot] regi/ration4 ,he return$ 
to ,mississippi aft] tea*+ ! #aifj-aifa 
s*ool ye> 9 ,new ,york1 :]e he organiz$ 
& regi/]$ ?\s&s ( poor1 illit]ate1 &    
rural ,black resid5ts to vote4  7#h7 ,z 
a lead] ( ! ,/ud5t ,nonviol5t ,coord9at+
 ,committee1 9 #aifd1 ,moses help$      

organize ! ,mississippi ,fre$om ,summ]  
,project4  7#i7 ,dr4 ,m>t9 ,lu!r ,k+1   
,jr41 call$ ,moses' contribution to !   
fre$om /ruggle 9 ,am]ica an inspiration4
  7#aj7 ,aft] ,moses m>ri$ ,janet1 !y   
/>t$ a family 9 ,tanzania4 ,he sp5t     
ne>ly a decade !re tea*+ ma!matics &    
work+ ) ! ,m9i/ry ( ,education4  7#aa7  
,moses return$ to ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9     
#aigf1 & cont9u$ 8 doctoral /udies 9    
,philosophy ( ,ma!matics at ,h>v>d4 ,he 
receiv$ a ,mac,arthur ,fell[%ip 9 #aihb1
 :i* he us$ to promote ! ,algebra       
,project4  7#ab7 ,9 f\nd+ ! ,algebra    
,project1 ,moses /at$ t ,k-#ab ma?      
lit]acy1 l vot+ lit]acy1 is key to full 
citiz5%ip = ,am]icans f poor & m9ority  
communities z our society %ifts f !     
,indu/rial ,age to ! ,in=mation ,age4   
7#ac7 ,! ,algebra ,project is a         
non-pr(it d$icat$ to help+ /ud5ts f     
hi/orically m>g9aliz$ communities1      
includ+ ,black1 ,br[n1 & y\? liv+ 9     
pov]ty1 :o (t5 hail f l[-income         
h\seholds4 ,/ud5ts develop ma? lit]acy  

skills1 :i* ,bob ,moses view$ z ! pa? to
 p]man5tly improv+ _! life circum/ances1
 z well z ! social & economic conditions
 ( _! communities4  7#ad7 ,! ,algebra   
,project uses ma!matics lit]acy z an    
organiz+ tool to gu>antee quality       
public-s*ool education = all *ildr5 9 ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#ae7 ,! ,algebra       
,project is "o ( ! few ma!matics        
education initiatives to orig9ate 9 !   
,african-,am]ican community4  7#af7     
,s9ce its inception 9 #aihb1 ! ,algebra 
,project has help$ m ?an #dj1jjj /ud5ts 
9 hundr$s ( s*ools nationwide4  7#ag7 ,9
 #aiif1 ! ,"y ,p's ,project 0 laun*$ by 
,algebra ,project graduates f           
,cambridge1 ,,ma1 & ,algebra ,project   
middle s*ool /ud5ts f ,jackson1         
,mississippi4 ,! ,"y ,p's ,project      
recruits & tra9s high s*ool & college   
age ,ma? ,lit]acy ,work]s to facilitate 
enri*m5t work%ops = y\ng] /ud5ts 9      
ma!matics4  7#ah7 ,= 8 "w1 ,bob ,moses  
has be5 honor$1 includ+ ) an ,honor>y   
,doctor ( ,sci5ce f ,h>v>d ,univ]sity & 

,ohio ,/ate ,univ]sity1 an ,honor>y     
,doctor ( ,laws f ,pr9ceton ,univ]sity1 
! ,john ,dewey ,prize = ,progressive    
,education1 a ,lifetime ,a*ievem5t ,aw>d
 f ! ,national ,c\ncil ( ! ,tea*]s (    
,ma!matics1 & 0 induct$ to ! ,am]ican   
,academy ( ,arts & ,sci5ces4  7#ai7     
,moses wrote ab\t 8 vision = education &
 exp]i5ces4 ,he 0 co-au?or ( ,radical   
,equations-,civil ,rights f ,mississippi
 to ! ,algebra ,project 7#bjja71 &      
co-editor ( ,quality ,education z a     
,con/itutional ,"r-,creat+ a ,grassroots
 ,movem5t to ,trans=m ,am]ica's ,s*ools 
7#bjaj74  7#bj7 ,moses wrote 9 ,radical 
,equations t ! mo/ urg5t social issue   
affect+ poor p & p ( color1 is economic 
access4 ,9 today's _w1 economic access &
 full citiz5%ip dep5d crucially on ma? &
 sci5ce lit]acy4 ,i believe t ! abs5ce (
 ma? lit]acy 9 urban & rural communities
 ?r\gh\t ?is c\ntry is an issue z urg5t 
z ! lack ( regi/]$ ,black vot]s 9       
,mississippi 0 9 #aifa44  7#ba7 ,bob    
,moses pass$ away 9 ,hollywood1         

,florida1 on ,july #be1 #bjba4  #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$al ( appropriate design 9      
commemoration ( ,rob]t ,p>ris ,moses1 9 
recognition ( 8 a*ievem5ts &            
contributions to ,am]ican education &   
civil rights4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,=   
purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ 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 ,au?oriz$ ,recipi5t     
,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u         
subsection 7a71 9 honor ( ,moses1 ! gold
 m$al %all be giv5 to ,mai%a ,moses1    
,rob]t ,p>ris ,moses' daught]4  7d7     
,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican   
,hi/ory & ,culture  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a    

bronze duplicate ( ! gold m$al aw>d$ "u 
subsection 7a7 %all be giv5 to !        
,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican   
,hi/ory & ,culture1 :]e x %all be       
available = display z appropriate & made
 available = rese>*4  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      
appropriate locations associat$ ) ,rob]t
 ,p>ris ,moses4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,!
 ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9
 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to 
section #c "u su* regulations z !       
,secret>y may prescribe1 at a price     
suffici5t to cov] ! co/ !re(1 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 ( sections #eacd & #eacf (     

title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all     
m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act %all be consid]$
 to be numismatic items4