,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #egae  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #h1 #bjbe,mr4 
,got!im] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,lawl]1 ,mr4  
,doggett1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1
 ,mr4 ,veasey1 ,mr4 ,%]man1 ,ms4 ,gill51
 ,mr4 ,latim]1 ,mr4 ,bacon1 ,mr4        
,suozzi1 ,mr4 ,/anton1 ,mr4 ,l&sman1    
,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 ,mr4 ,cuell>1 ,mr4      
,la,lota1 ,mr4 ,magaz9]1 ,mr4 ,coh51    
,mr4 ,soto1 & ,mr4 ,hoy]7 introduc$ !   
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices  ,a    
,,bill  ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al1 collectively1 to ! ,am]ican      
ho/ages & victims ( ! ,octob] #g?1 #bjbc
 attacks1 9 recognition ( _! pr(\nd     
suff]+ & sacrifice4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,octob] #g    
,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,!        
,congress f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,on      
,octob] #g1 #bjbc1 ,hamas t]rori/s      
laun*$ a brutal1 unprovok$ attack f     
,gaza into ,israel1 kill+ m ?an #a1bjj  
p1 includ+ at lea/ #cj ,am]icans1       

accord+ to ! ,israeli milit>y & ! ,unit$
 ,/ates ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate4  7#b7 ,9 !   
e>ly morn+ h\rs ( t day1 ,hamas =ces    
/orm$ across ! bord]1 infiltrat+        
,israeli t[ns & communities1 slaught]+  
civilians1 includ+ wom51 *ildr51 & !    
eld]ly2 ambu%+ music fe/ival att5dees2 &
 attack+ ,israeli ,def5se ,=ces bases4  
7#c7 #bea individuals 7 tak5 ho/age dur+
 ! attack1 includ+ #ab ,am]ican         
citiz5s--"s ( :om 7 kill$ dur+ abduction
 or lat] di$ :ile 9 captivity4  7#d7    
,among ^? kidnap$ 7 *ildr51 s5iors1 & "y
 adults1 _m ( :om 7 dragg$ f _! homes & 
communities to be held 9 brutal         
conditions inside ,hamas's labyr9? (    
tunnels und]nea? ,gaza1 9 cle> violation
 ( int]national humanit>ian law & !     
,g5eva ,conv5tions4  7#e7 ,^! ho/ages1  
includ+ ,am]icans1 endur$ unspeakable   
conditions 9 captivity--d5i$ m$ical c>e1
 isolat$ f _! families1 & endur$        
psy*ological abuse dur+ _! imprisonm5t4 
7#f7 ,despite ! horror ( t day1 c\ntless
 civilians & ,israeli soldi]s respond$ )

 extraord9>y c\rage1 risk+ & sacrific+  
_! lives to protect o!rs4 ,fir/         
respond]s1 community memb]s1 & soldi]s  
f\ght valiantly to repel t]rori/s1      
rescue ho/ages1 & save lives 9          
neighborhoods "u siege4  7#g7 ,among ^? 
:o fell t day or %ortly !reaft] 7 true  
h]oes--civilians :o %ield$ *ildr51      
soldi]s :o di$ def5d+ _! comrades1 &    
neighbors :o gave _! lives 9 acts (     
selfless brav]y4  7#h7 ,! families (    
,am]ican ho/ages1 bo? ^? :o 7 fre$ & ^? 
:o rema9 9 captivity1 h demon/rat$      
rel5tless c\rage1 resili5ce1 & unity 9  
advocat+ = _! lov$ ones--exemplify+ !   
be/ ( ! ,am]ican _s & values4  7#i7 ,on 
,may #ab1 #bjbe--ehd days aft] ! ,octob]
 #g attacks--! f9al liv+ ,am]ican ho/age
 0 releas$ f ,hamas captivity4  7#aj7 ,z
 ( ! date ( ?is resolution1 ho/ages /ill
 rema9 9 captivity1 includ+ #b          
,am]icans4 ,! ,unit$ ,/ates ,congress   
cont9ues to call = _! imm$iate &        
unconditional release4  7#aa7 ,! brav]y 
( ,am]ican ho/ages1 ! fall51 & _!       

families des]ves recognition by !       
,nation4 ,_! suff]+1 sacrifice1 &       
p]sev]ance 9 ! face ( t]rorism reflect !
 /r5g? & resili5ce ( ! ,am]ican p4  #c4 
,congressional gold m$al  7a7           
,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,! ,speak] ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,presid5t   
pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate %all make        
appropriate arrangem5ts = ! pres5tation1
 on behalf ( ,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( 
appropriate design1 to ! ,am]ican       
ho/ages & victims ( ! ,octob] #g?1 #bjbc
 attacks1 9 recognition ( _! pr(\nd     
suff]+ & sacrifice4  7b7 ,design & /rik+
 ,= purposes ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ 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  7c7 ,disposition ( m$als    
,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u         
subsection 7a71 ! m$al %all be display$ 
& made available = rese>*1 z            
appropriate1 at ! ,weitzman ,national   

,museum ( ,am]ican ,jewi% ,hi/ory 9     
,philadelphia1 ,p5nsylvania4  #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/ !re(1     
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$als /ruck "u ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$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