,i  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #icbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #i1 #bjbd,mr4  
,gre5 ( ,texas 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      
po/hum\sly aw>d a ,congressional ,gold  
,m$al to ,pr9ce ,hall1 9 recognition ( 8
 s]vice to ! ,black ,community z ! f\nd]
 ( ! fir/ ,black ,masonic lodge4  #a4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,?is ,act is orig9al legislation to     
po/hum\sly aw>d a ,congressional ,gold  
,m$al to ,pr9ce ,hall4  7#b7 ,pr9ce     
,hall 0 a free ,black man :o liv$ 9     
colonial ,bo/on1 ,massa*usetts circa    
#agce to #ahjg4  7#c7 ,pr9ce ,hall 0 an 
ard5t abolitioni/ & prolific activi/ 9  
,bo/on1 ,massa*usetts dur+ ! ,am]ican   
,revolution>y p]iod4  7#d7 ,9 #agge1    

aft] be+ d5i$ by an all-,:ite ,masonic  
lodge1 ,hall & #ad o!r free ,black m5   
=m$ _! own lodge4  7#e7 ,pr9ce ,hall 0  
elect$ z ! lead]1 or ,wor%ipful ,ma/]1  
)9 ! newly =m$ ,african ,lodge #a1 lat] 
r5am$ ,african ,lodge ,no4 #dei4  7#f7  
,because ( ?is action ,pr9ce ,hall is   
kn[n z ! ,fa!r ( ,black ,freemasonry4   
7#g7 ,pr9ce ,hall ,freemasonry is       
recogniz$ by _m z ! olde/ cont9u\sly    
active organization f\nd$ by ,african   
,am]icans 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7#h7 ,!   
,pr9ce ,hall ,freemasons employ$        
advocacy & community "w to assi/ ,blacks
 seek+ citiz5%ip1 education1 & economic 
advancem5t4  7#i7 ,9 #aggg1 ,pr9ce ,hall
 petition$ ! ,massa*usetts gov]nm5t to  
aboli% slav]y & is consid]$ by "s to be 
! fir/ to publicly proclaim t ,black p  
%\ld be grant$ ! rights laid out 9 !    
,decl>ation ( ,indep5d5ce4  7#aj7 ,9    
#aghg1 a committee ( #ab f ! ,african   
,lodge1 head$ by ,wor%ipful ,ma/] ,hall1
 draft$1 ,! ,bo/on ,plan--a detail$ plan
 = ,african ,am]icans to return to      

,africa--to free !mselves f _! ho/ile   
liv+ conditions 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates4      
7#aa7 ,! resettlem5t plan reque/$ !     
,massa*usetts ,g5]al ,c\rt to provide   
passage = families ) ! necess>y         
provisions1 ut5sils1 & articles1 z well 
z money to procure l&s to settle ^u4    
7#ab7 ,9 #aghh1 ,pr9ce ,hall petition$ !
 ,massa*usetts legislature to protect   
,black sailors f be+ kidnapp$ & sold    
into slav]y4  7#ac7 ,pr9ce ,hall's      
influ5ce rema9s )9 ! #e1jjj lodges & #dg
 gr& lodges :o trace _! l9eage to !     
orig9al lodge he f\nd$4  #b4            
,congressional gold m$al  7a7 ,aw>d     
au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( ! ,h\se (         
,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t pro       
tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make appropriate
 arrangem5ts = ! aw>d1 on behalf ( !    
,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( appropriate  
design d$icat$ to ,pr9ce ,hall1 9       
recognition ( 8 s]vice to ! ,black      
,community z ! f\nd] ( ! fir/ ,black    
,masonic lodge4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= 
! purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9         

subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !     
,secret>y7 %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$al describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! gold  
m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian      
,in/itution1 :]e x %all be display$ at !
 ,national ,museum ( ,african ,am]ican  
,hi/ory & ,culture & made available =   
rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! 
s5se ( ,congress t ! ,smi?sonian        
,in/itution %\ld make ! gold m$al       
receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 available =    
display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly at o!r      
appropriate locations associat$ ) ,pr9ce
 ,hall4  #c4 ,duplicate m$als ,!        
,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 
bronze ( ! gold m$als /ruck "u section  
#b1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s 
!re(1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use
 ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4  #d4      
,/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  #e4 ,au?ority to use fund       
am\nts2 proce$s ( sale  7a7 ,au?ority   
,to use fund am\nts ,!re is au?oriz$ to 
be *>g$ aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t      
,public ,ent]prise ,fund su* am\nts z   
may be necess>y to pay = ! co/s ( !     
m$als /ruck "u ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$s (
 sale ,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale (        
duplicate bronze m$als au?oriz$ "u      
section #c %all be deposit$ into !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise   
,fund4