,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #eeai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ai1        
#bjbe,mr4 ,lawl] 7= himself1 ,mr4       
,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,la,lota1 ,ms4         
,/efanik1 ,mr4 ,moore ( ,alabama1 ,mr4  
,ryan1 & ,ms4 ,t5ney7 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$al 
to ,welles ,remy ,cr[!r1 9 recognition (
 8 brav]y1 h]oism1 & sacrifice 9 ! face 
( "o ( ! grave/ trag$ies 9 ,am]ican     
hi/ory4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,welles ,remy ,cr[!r        
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,welles ,remy ,cr[!r grew up 9 ,upp]    
,nyack1 ,new ,york1 :]e he s]v$ 8       
community z a volunte] firefight]4  7#b7
 ,aft] graduat+ f ,bo/on ,college1 he   
return$ to ,new ,york to beg9 work+ z an
 equities trad] at ! ,_w ,trade ,c5t]4  
7#c7 ,! ev5ts ( ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1 h 
=ev] *ang$ our ,nation4  7#d7 ,9 ,new   

,york ,city1 9 ! skies ov] ,p5nsylvania1
 at ! ,p5tagon & 9 surr\nd+ areas       
ev]yday ,am]icans respond$ to !         
unprec$5t$ trag$y ar\nd !m ) extraord9>y
 acts ( h]oism & sacrifice4  7#e7 ,:5   
,flight #age hit ! ,_w ,trade ,c5t]'s   
,s\? ,t[] on ! morn+ ( ,septemb] #aa1   
,welles act$ ) rem>kable calm &         
compassion t 0 />kly rememb]$ by all ^? 
he enc\nt]$ t morn+4  7#f7 ,welles f\nd 
o!r survivors on ! #gh? floor ,sky      
,lobby & help$ lead !m to safety1 c>ry+ 
an injur$ woman d[n ! /airs on 8 back4  
,donn+ 8 r$ b&anna to help ) ! smoke1 he
 repeat$ly return$ to ! ,sky ,lobby to  
help rescue o!rs4  7#g7 ,:5 ,welles     
arriv$ at gr\nd level1 he /ay$ to jo9   
firefight]s 9 attempt+ to fight fires1  
adm9i/] fir/ aid1 & return to save o!rs1
 until 8 ev5tual dea? :5 ! t[] collaps$4
  7#h7 ,?r\gh survivors acc\nts ( a ,man
 9 ! ,r$ ,b&anna1 ,welles "m1 ,alison1  
began to piece toge!r :at _h happ5$ &   
id5tifi$ him ) ^? he _h aid$4  7#i7 ,!  
r$ b&anna has become a symbol ( 8 h]oic 

ef=ts & an inspiration to s _m :o h be5 
t\*$ by ,welles /ory4  7#aj7 ,9 ! face (
 trag$y1 ,welles ,remy ,cr[!r demon/rat$
 exceptional brav]y1 lead]%ip1 h]oism1 &
 sacrifice4  7#aa7 ,z ! ,man 9 ! ,r$    
,b&anna1 he has be5 en%r9$ 9 ! hi/ory & 
he>ts ( ,am]ica z an embodim5t ( !      
virtues we all are call$ to emulate z   
individuals & z a ,nation4  #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$al ( appropriate design 9        
commemoration to ,welles ,remy ,cr[!r1 9
 recognition ( 8 brav]y1 h]oism1 &      
sacrifice 9 ! face ( "o ( ! grave/      
trag$ies 9 ,am]ican hi/ory4  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 &            

inscriptions to be det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y4 ,! design %all be> an image  
(1 & inscription ( ! "n (1 ,welles ,remy
 ,cr[!r4  7c7 ,disposition ( m$al       
,foll[+ ! pres5tation describ$ 9        
subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5
 to ! "m ( ,welles ,remy ,cr[!r1 ,alison
 ,cr[!r4  #d4 ,duplicate m$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$als /ruck pursuant 
to ?is ,act are national m$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$als /ruck pursuant to ?is    
,act4  7b7 ,proce$s ( sale ,am\nts      
receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate bronze     
m$als au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act %all be      
deposit$ into ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t      
,public ,ent]prise ,fund4