,i #aai? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #dhhe ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,augu/ #e1 #bjbe,mr4 ,gre5 ( ,texas introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices1 & 9 addition to ! ,committees on ,h\se ,adm9i/ration1 & ! ,budget1 = 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 hi/oric ,congressional ,gold ,m$al1 collectively1 to ,africans & _! desc5dants enslav$ )9 our c\ntry f ,augu/ #bj1 #afai1 to ,decemb] #f1 #ahfe4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,! orig9al legislation aw>d+ a hi/oric ,congressional ,gold ,m$al1 collectively1 to ,africans & _! desc5dants enslav$ )9 our c\ntry f ,augu/ #bj1 #afai1 to ,decemb] #f1 #ahfe4 #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,human be+s 7 sy/ematically abduct$ f ! cont95t ( ,africa & plac$ aga9/ _! w onto %ips t w\ld cross ! ,atlantic ,ocean4 7#b7 ,^! p]sons 7 *a9$ )9 ! holds ( %ips 9 horr5d\s conditions = ! duration ( ! transatlantic j\rney1 :i* la/$ up to six mon?s4 7#c7 ,^u arrival 9 ,nor? ,am]ica1 !y 7 =c$ into labor among ! ,engli% & ,european colonies t w\ld lat] become ! ,unit$ ,/ates4 7#d7 ,_! enslavem5t 0 conc5trat$ on f>ms & plantations t produc$ crops su* z cotton1 tobacco1 & sug> cane4 7#e7 ,! practice ( slav]y cont9u$ up to & pa/ ! ev5tual ,am]ican ,revolution aga9/ ,engl& & ! f\nd+ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica4 7#f7 ,9 ! ensu+ decades1 slav]y p]si/$ prim>ily 9 ,/ates :]e ! economy 0 bas$ significantly on f>m+4 7#g7 ,! treatm5t ( enslav$ p cont9u$ to be horr5d\s 9 nature1 includ+ exploitation1 family sep>ation1 rape1 torture1 & degradation1 among o!r cruelties4 7#h7 ,slave labor 0 ess5tial to ! function+ ( _m f>ms & plantations & !re=e 0 ess5tial to ! gr[? ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy z a :ole4 7#i7 ,slave labor 0 us$ to build notable build+s & monum5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,capitol ,build+1 ! ,:ite ,h\se1 ! ,wa%+ton ,monum5t1 ,m\nt ,v]non1 :i* 0 ! home ( ,george ,wa%+ton1 & ,monticello1 :i* 0 ! home ( ,?omas ,jeff]son4 7#aj7 ,! pr(its f & involvem5t ( slave labor 7 also ess5tial to ! con/ruction ( ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 ,wall ,/reet1 ,h>v>d ,univ]sity1 ,georget[n ,univ]sity1 & ,=t ,sumt]4 7#aa7 ,x has be5 e/imat$ t ! total economic value ( slave labor is betwe5 #e4i trillion & #ad4b trillion 9 #bjji doll>s4 7#ab7 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates became increas+ly divid$ betwe5 slavehold+ & non-slavehold+ ,/ates & t]ritories1 includ+ z to :e!r slav]y %\ld be exp&$ to new ,/ates & t]ritories or aboli%$ altoge!r4 7#ac7 ,! secession ( ,/ates f ! ,unit$ ,/ates began on ,decemb] #bj1 #ahfj1 & l$ to ! =mation ( ! ,conf$]ate ,/ates ( ,am]ica on ,febru>y #d1 #ahfa4 7#ad7 ,! ,am]ican ,civil ,w> began on ,april #ab1 #ahfa1 ) ! attack on ,=t ,sumt] by ,conf$]ate =ces4 7#ae7 ,on ,janu>y #a1 #ahfc1 ,presid5t ,abraham ,l9coln issu$ ! ,emancipation ,proclamation decl>+ t all p]sons held z slaves 9 ,conf$]ate ,/ates h5ce=w>d %all be free4 7#af7 ,aft] f\r ye>s ( gruel+ battle & conflict1 ! ,civil ,w> conclud$ ) ! surr5d] ( ! comm&] ( ! ,conf$]ate =ces on ,april #i1 #ahfe1 al?\gh fight+ cont9u$ until ,novemb] #f1 #ahfe1 & ! ,civil ,w> 0 proclaim$ to be ov] by ,presid5t ,&rew ,johnson on ,augu/ #bj1 #ahff4 7#ag7 ,! #ac? ,am5dm5t to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,con/itution aboli%+ slav]y pass$ ! ,congress on ,janu>y #ca1 #ahfe1 & 0 ratifi$ by ! requir$ numb] ( ,/ates on ,decemb] #f1 #ahfe4 7#ah7 ,! text ( ! #ac? ,am5dm5t /ates t1 ,nei!r slav]y nor involunt>y s]vitude1 except z a puni%m5t = crime :]e( ! p>ty %all h be5 duly convict$1 %all exi/ )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or any place subject to _! jurisdiction44 7#ai7 ,! use ( slave labor ov] hundr$s ( ye>s result$ 9 imm5se suff]+ & deprivation among ! p :o fell victim to ^! abhorr5t practices4 7#bj7 ,at ! same "t1 ! ext5sive1 long-t]m use ( unpaid labor advantag$ ! ,unit$ ,/ates economy immeasurably4 #c4 ,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 ! enslav$ p]sons collectively 9 recognition ( _! s]vice z ! greate/ contributors to ! f\ndation ( ,am]ica's economic greatness4 7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9 subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,treasury %all /rike ! gold m$al ) suitable emblems1 devices1 & inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by ! ,secret>y4 7c7 ,smi?sonian in/itution ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al describ$ 9 subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5 to ! ,smi?sonian ,in/itution1 :]e x w be display$ at ! ,national ,museum ( ,african-,am]ican ,hi/ory ,culture & made available = rese>*4 #d4 ,duplicate m$als 7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck "u section #c1 at a price suffici5t to cov] ! co/s ( ! bronze m$als1 includ+ labor1 mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head exp5ses4 7b7 ,proce$s ( sales ,! am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate m$als "u subsection 7a7 %all be deposit$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public ,ent]prise ,fund4 7c7 ,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$als /ruck "u ?is ,act4 #e4 ,/atus ( m$als ,! gold m$al /ruck pursuant to ?is ,act is a national m$al = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4 #f4 ,det]m9ation ( budget>y effects ,! budget>y effects ( ?is ,act1 = ! purpose ( comply+ ) ! ,/atutory ,pay-,z-,y-,g ,act ( #bjaj1 %all be det]m9$ by ref]5ce to ! late/ /atem5t titl$ ,budget>y ,effects ( ,,paygo ,legislation = ?is ,act1 submitt$ = pr9t+ 9 ! ,congressional ,record by ! ,*airman ( ! ,h\se ,budget ,committee1 provid$ t su* /atem5t has be5 submitt$ prior to ! vote on passage4