,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dfjc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #be1     
#bjbb,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1 ,ms4 
,smith1 and ,mr4 ,booker7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs 
,a ,,bill  ,to posthumously award a     
,congressional ,gold ,medal to ,prince  
,rogers ,nelson in recognition of his   
achievements and contributions to the   
culture of the ,united ,states4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prince ,congressional ,gold ,medal 
,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the
 following3 7#a7 ,prince ,rogers ,nelson
 7referred to in this ,act as ,prince7  
was born in ,minneapolis1 ,minnesota1 on
 ,june #g1 #aieh1 the son of jazz singer
 ,mattie ,della 7ne ,shaw7 and pianist  
and songwriter ,john ,louis ,nelson4    
,widely regarded as one of the greatest 
musicians of his generation1 ,prince's  
innovative music incorporated elements  

of rock1 ,r,b1 funk1 hip-hop1 new wave1 
synth-pop1 and jazz4  7#b7 ,prince      
released #ci albums during his lifetime 
and produced countless others1 along    
with many unreleased projects left in a 
vault at his home4  7#c7 ,recognized as 
a musical prodigy from an early age1    
,prince signed a recording contract with
 ,warner ,brothers ,records at the age  
of #ai1 writing1 producing1 arranging1  
and playing all #bg instruments on the  
recording4  7#d7 ,prince's #aihd album  
,purple ,rain spent #f consecutive      
months as the number #a record on the   
,billboard #bjj chart1 spawning #e      
top-#aj hits1 including ,when ,doves    
,cry and the title track4 ,the film     
,purple ,rain won ,prince the ,academy  
,award for ,best ,original ,song ,score 
and1 in #bjai1 was added by the ,library
 of ,congress for preservation in the   
,national ,film ,registry for being     
culturally1 historically1 or            
aesthetically significant4  7#e7        
,prince's #aihg double album ,sign o'   

the ,times included more than #hj       
minutes of music almost entirely        
composed and performed by ,prince and   
would go on to become his most acclaimed
 record1 including being voted #aihg's  
best album in the ,pazz  ,jop ,critics' 
,poll4 ,in #bjag1 the album was inducted
 into the ,grammy ,hall of ,fame4  7#f7 
,a prolific composer1 ,prince wrote many
 songs made famous by other musicians1  
including ,nothing ,compares #b ,u1     
,manic ,monday1 and ,i ,feel ,for ,you4 
7#g7 ,an advocate for artistic freedom  
and expression1 ,prince-- 7,a7 changed  
his name to a symbol 7commonly known as 
the ,prince ,symbol7 to protest the     
terms of his recording contract and the 
recording industry's treatment of all   
artists2 and  7,b7 publicly advocated   
for artists to be able to maintain      
ownership of their own master           
recordings4  7#h7 ,a lifelong ,minnesota
 resident1 ,prince was a participant in1
 and supporter of1 the local            
,minneapolis arts community1            

memorialized in songs like ,uptown4     
7#i7 ,though he did not speak publicly  
of his charity work1 ,prince was an     
animal rights activist and a            
philanthropist4  7#aj7 ,prince sold more
 than #aej1jjj1jjj records worldwide1   
ranking among the best selling artists  
of all time4  7#aa7 ,prince was one of  
the most acclaimed artists of all time  
and he and his music were recognized as 
follows3 7,a7 ,prince won #g ,grammy    
,awards1 #g ,brit ,awards1 #f ,american 
,music ,awards1 #d ,,mtv ,video ,music  
,awards1 an ,academy ,award for ,best   
,original ,song ,score for the film     
,purple ,rain1 and a ,golden ,globe     
,award4  7,b7 ,prince was inducted into 
the ,rock and ,roll ,hall of ,fame in   
#bjjd1 the ,,uk ,music ,hall of ,fame in
 #bjjf1 and the ,rhythm and ,blues      
,music ,hall of ,fame in #bjaf4  7,c7   
,prince received the ,,bet ,lifetime    
,achievement ,award in #bjaj4  7,d7 ,in 
#bjaf1 ,prince was posthumously honored 
with a doctor of humane letters by the  

,university of ,minnesota4  7,e7 ,two of
 ,prince's albums1 ,purple ,rain and    
,sign o' the ,times1 received           
nominations for the ,grammy ,award for  
,album of the ,year4  7,f7 ,at the #bhth
 ,grammy ,awards1 ,prince was awarded   
the ,president's ,merit ,award4  7,g7   
,prince was honored with the ,american  
,music ,award for ,achievement and the  
,american ,music ,award of ,merit at the
 ,american ,music ,awards of #aiij and  
#aiie1 respectively4  7,h7 ,at the #bjac
 ,billboard ,music ,awards1 ,prince was 
honored with the ,billboard ,icon       
,award4  7#ab7 ,prince transcended this 
earthly plane on ,april #ba1 #bjaf1 in  
his ,minnesota home1 at #eg years of    
age1 leaving behind a legacy of musical 
achievement and an indelible mark on    
,minnesota and the culture of the       
,united ,states4  #c4 ,congressional    
gold medal  7a7 ,presentation authorized
 ,the ,speaker of the ,house of         
,representatives and the ,president pro 
tempore of the ,senate shall make       

appropriate arrangements for the        
posthumous presentation1 on behalf of   
,congress1 of a gold medal of           
appropriate design in commemoration of  
,prince1 in recognition of his          
achievements and contributions to the   
culture of the ,united ,states4  7b7    
,design and striking ,for purposes of   
the presentation referred to in         
subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the   
,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as  
the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold     
medal with suitable emblems1 devices1   
and inscriptions1 to be determined by   
the ,secretary4  7c7 ,smithsonian       
institution  7#a7 ,in general ,following
 the award of the gold medal in honor of
 ,prince under subsection 7a71 the gold 
medal shall be given to the ,smithsonian
 ,institution1 where it shall be-- 7,a7 
available for display1 as appropriate2  
and  7,b7 made available for research4  
7#b7 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the     
sense of ,congress that the ,smithsonian
 ,institution should make the gold medal

 received under paragraph 7#a7 available
 for display1 particularly at the       
,national ,museum of ,african ,american 
,history and ,culture1 or for loan1 as  
appropriate1 so that the gold medal may 
be displayed elsewhere1 particularly at 
other appropriate locations associated  
with the life of ,prince4  #d4          
,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may   
strike and sell duplicates in bronze of 
the gold medal struck pursuant to       
section #c under such regulations as the
 ,secretary may prescribe1 at a price   
sufficient to cover the cost thereof1   
including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of
 machinery1 and overhead expenses4  #e4 
,status of medals  7a7 ,national medals 
,the 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
 sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck
 under this ,act shall be considered to 
be numismatic items4