,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #aicc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #f1 #bjbe,mr4    
,lawl] 7= himself & ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new 
,york7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial     
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to aw>d po/hum\sly
 a congressional gold m$al to ,james    
,e>l ,jones1 an ,am]ican icon1 9        
recognition ( a rem>kable life 9 re%ap+ 
p]ceptions1 dismantl+ racial b>ri]s1 &  
advocat+ = equal opportunities = p ( all
 backgr\nds 9 film & !atre4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,james  
,e>l ,jones ,congressional ,gold ,m$al  
,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !      
foll[+3 7#a7 ,james ,e>l ,jones1 born on
 ,janu>y #ag1 #aica1 9 ,arkabutla       
,t[n%ip1 ,mississippi1 0 rais$ l>gely by
 8 gr&p>5ts aft] 8 fa!r left4 ,foll[+ ! 
family's move to ,mi*igan1 he develop$ a
 s]i\s /utt] t l$ to him r>ely speak+4  
7#b7 ,james ,e>l ,jones />t$ writ+      
poetry :ile /ill 9 s*ool & us$ ?is to   
break free ( 8 /utt]4 ,inspir$ by !     

grapefruit t ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t gave to 
,mississippians dur+ ! w>time %ortage1  
,jones p5n$ a poem titl$ ,ode to        
,grapefruit4 ,jones cont9u$ to write1   
play1 & compete & z a result1 he 0 aw>d$
 a s*ol>%ip to ! ,univ]sity ( ,mi*igan &
 won a public speak+ competition4  7#c7 
,jones enli/$ 9 ! ,army 9 #aiec &       
report$ to ,=t ,b5n+1 ,georgia1 = ,rang]
 ,s*ool & ! ,(fic]s ,basic ,c\rse4 ,he 0
 commission$ z a second lieut5ant4      
,foll[+ 8 tra9+1 ,jones 0 task$ ) assi/+
 9 ! e/abli%m5t ( a cold wea!r tra9+    
comm& at ! defunct ,camp ,hale 9        
,colorado4  7#d7 ,jones relocat$ to ,new
 ,york ,city & took a job z a janitor to
 support himself :ile att5d+ ! ,am]ican 
,!atre ,w+ aft] receiv+ an honorable    
dis*>ge z a fir/ lieut5ant4  7#e7       
,jones' ,broadway debut 0 9 #aieg1 :]e  
he p]=m$ 9 sev]al ,%akespe>e plays1     
includ+ ,o!llo1 ,hamlet1 ,coriolanus1 & 
,k+ ,le>4 ,9 #aifc1 ,jones receiv$ 8    
fir/ major nom9ation1 receiv+ a         
,primetime ,emmy ,aw>ds nom9ation = 8   

role 9 ,ea/ ,side_/,we/ ,side4  7#f7    
,dr4 ,/rangelove1 direct$ by ,/anley    
,kubrick1 0 ,jones' feature picture     
debut4  7#g7 ,jones' p]=mance 9 ! play  
,! ,great ,:ite ,hope1 :i* 0 ab\t ! fir/
 ,black heavyweight box+ *ampion1 e>n$  
him 8 fir/ ,tony ,aw>d 9 #aifi4  7#h7   
,?r\gh\t 8 c>e]1 ,jones has provid$ !   
voices ( well-kn[n global *>act]s1 su* z
 ,mufasa 9 ! animat$ film ,! ,lion ,k+ &
 ,d>? ,vad] 9 ! ,/> ,w>s s]ies4  7#i7   
,?r\gh\t 8 pr(essional life1 ,jones has 
be5 nom9at$ = two ,academy ,aw>ds1 five 
,tony ,aw>ds1 eight ,primetime ,emmy    
,aw>ds1 ?ree ,grammy ,aw>ds1 & five     
,gold5 ,globe ,aw>ds4  7#aj7 ,jones 0 "o
 ( ! r>e p]=m]s to h receiv$ an ,,egot  
7,emmy1 ,grammy1 ,osc>1 & ,tony74 ,jones
 0 honor$ ) ?ree ,tony ,aw>ds1 an       
,honor>y ,academy ,aw>d1 a ,grammy      
,aw>d1 & two ,primetime ,emmy ,aw>ds4   
7#aa7 ,9 #aihe1 ,jones 0 induct$ into ! 
,am]ican ,!at] ,hall ( ,fame4  7#ab7 ,9 
#aiib1 ,presid5t ,george ,h4,w4 ,bu% &  
,fir/ ,lady ,b>b>a ,bu% pres5t$ ,jones )

 ! ,national ,m$al ( ! ,arts at ! ,:ite 
,h\se 9 recognition ( 8 c>e]4  7#ac7 ,9 
#bjjb1 ,jones 0 select$ to be a recipi5t
 ( ! #bjjb ,k5n$y ,c5t] ,honors = 8     
contributions to ! cultural life ( !    
,nation at ! ,john ,f4 ,k5n$y ,c5t] 9   
,wa%+ton1 ,,dc4  7#ad7 ,on ,may #ab     
#bjji1 ,presid5t & ,fir/ ,lady ,obama   
invit$ ,james ,e>l ,jones to p]=m       
,%akespe>e's ,o!llo at ! ,:ite ,h\se    
,ev5+ ( ,poetry1 ,music1 & ! ,spok5 ,^w4
  7#ae7 ,on ,septemb] #ab1 #bjbb1 !     
,cort ,!atre1 a ,broadway !at] 9 ! ,!at]
 ,di/rict ( ,midt[n ,manhattan 9 ,new   
,york ,city1 0 r5am$ ! ,james ,e>l      
,jones ,!atre4  7#af7 ,james ,e>l ,jones
 has be5 recogniz$ = 8 indep5d5ce1      
activism1 & gr\ndbreak+ a*ievem5ts & has
 be5 describ$ z "o ( ! greate/ actors 9 
,am]ican hi/ory4  7#ag7 ,james ,e>l     
,jones' c>e] %[cases tal5t & resili5ce 9
 an indu/ry t hi/orically fac$ *all5ges 
relat$ to repres5tation4  #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$al ( appropriate design to ,james
 ,e>l ,jones1 9 recognition ( 8         
contribution to ! ,unit$ ,/ates & 8     
a*ievem5ts ( pav+ ! way = inclusion &   
equal opportunities = p ( all backgr\nds
 9 film & !atre4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,=
 purposes ( ! pres5tation describ$ 9    
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is ,act z !     
,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4 ,! design %all be> an image  
(1 & inscription ( ! "n (1 ,james ,e>l  
,jones4  7c7 ,disposition ( m$al ,foll[+
 ! pres5tation describ$ 9 subsection    
7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! son (
 ,james ,e>l ,jones1 ,flynn ,e>l ,jones4
  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,! ,secret>y may 
/rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( !    
gold m$al /ruck pursuant to section #c  

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 ( section 
#eacd & section #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