,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbdc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #b1 #bjbd,ms4     
,butl] 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,w>nock1 ,mr4    
,book]1 ,ms4 ,smi?1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 
,w>r51 ,ms4 ,cortez ,ma/o1 ,ms4 ,hirono1
 ,mr4 ,s&]s1 ,ms4 ,coll9s1 ,ms4         
,murk[ski1 ,ms4 ,/ab5[1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1  
,mr4 ,van ,holl51 ,ms4 ,duckwor?1 ,mr4  
,ka9e1 & ,mr4 ,padilla7 introduc$ !     
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 &     
,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d    
po/hum\sly ! ,congressional ,gold ,m$al 
to ,%irley ,*i%olm4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,%irley       
,*i%olm ,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4
  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3
 7#a7 ,9 #aifh1 ,%irley ,*i%olm became !
 fir/ ,african-,am]ican woman elect$ to 
,congress :]e %e s]v$ until #aihb4  7#b7
 ,%irley ,*i%olm inspir$ & l$ ! m>* (   
political a*ievem5t by ,african         
,am]icans & wom5 9 ! #c decades s9ce %e 
ran = ! ,presid5cy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   

7#c7 ,h] election to ,congress & h]     
c&idacy = ! ,presid5cy rais$ ! pr(ile & 
aspirations ( all ,african ,am]icans &  
wom5 9 ! field ( politics4  7#d7 ,%irley
 ,*i%olm 0 recogniz$ = h] activism1     
indep5d5ce1 & gr\ndbreak+ a*ievem5ts 9  
politics dur+ & aft] ! civil rights era4
  7#e7 ,%irley ,*i%olm 0 born 9         
,brooklyn1 ,new ,york1 on ,novemb] #cj1 
#aibd1 att5d$ ,brooklyn ,college1 & e>n$
 a ma/]'s degree f ,columbia ,univ]sity4
  7#f7 ,%irley ,*i%olm work$ 9 education
 & social s]vices be=e be+ elect$ to !  
,new ,york ,/ate ,assembly 9 #aifd4     
7#g7 ,%irley ,*i%olm e/abli%$ ! ,unity  
,democratic ,club 9 #aifj1 :i* play$ a  
significant role 9 rally+ ,black &      
,hispanic vot]s 9 ,new ,york ,city4     
7#h7 ,9 #aifi1 ,%irley ,*i%olm began h] 
s]vice 9 ! #ia/ ,congress1 repres5t+    
,new ,york's #ab? ,congressional        
,di/rict 9 ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives4   
7#i7 ,dur+ h] s]vice 9 ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives1 ,%irley ,*i%olm promot$
 ! employm5t ( wom5 9 ,congress & 0     

vocal 9 h] support ( civil rights1      
wom5's rights1 & ! poor1 :ile f]v5tly   
oppos+ ! ,vietnam ,w>4  7#aj7 ,9 #aigb1 
,%irley ,*i%olm 0 ! fir/ ,african       
,am]ican to seek ! nom9ation ( a major  
p>ty = ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4     
7#aa7 ,%irley ,*i%olm 0 a co-f\nd] ( !  
,national ,organization = ,wom54  7#ab7 
,a hi/oric figure 9 ,am]ican political  
hi/ory1 ,%irley ,*i%olm di$ at ! age (  
#hj 9 ,ormond ,bea*1 ,florida1 on ,new  
,ye>'s ,day #bjje4  #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$al ( appropriate  
design 9 commemoration ( ,%irley        
,*i%olm4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,=        
purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ 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 ,! design %all be> an image  
(1 & an inscription ( ! "n (1 ,%irley   
,*i%olm4  7c7 ,smi?sonian in/itution    
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,aft] ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al
 ref]r$ to 9 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        
p>agraph 7#a7 = display else:]e1        
p>ticul>ly at o!r locations & ev5ts     
associat$ ) ,%irley ,*i%olm4  #d4       
,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike 
& sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al
 /ruck pursuant to section #c1 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  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  #f4 ,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 #d %all be deposit$ into !      
,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise   
,fund4