,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fiei  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #g1         
#bjbf,mr4 ,crane introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to award a ,congressional   
,gold ,medal to ,nick ,shirley1 in      
recognition of exemplary investigative  
journalism that uncovered waste1 fraud1 
and abuse perpetrated against ,american 
taxpayers4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act
 may be cited as the ,nick ,shirley     
,congressional ,gold ,medal ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,the ,congress finds as       
follows3 7#a7 ,on ,december #bf1 #bjbe1 
,nick ,shirley posted a #db minute      
investigative post on ,x uncovering mass
 fraud in the ,minnesota ,somali        
population against ,u4,s4 taxpayers4    
,nick ,shirley stated on ,x3 ,here is   
the full #db minutes of my crew and ,i  
exposing ,minnesota fraud1 this might be
 my most important work yet4 ,we        
uncovered over #aaj1jjj1jjj in ,,one    

day4 ,like it and share it around like  
wildfire6 ,its time to hold these       
corrupt politicians and fraudsters      
accountable ,we ,,all work way too hard 
and pay too much in taxes for this to be
 happening1 the fraud must be stopped44 
7#b7 ,due to exemplary investigative    
journalism preformed by ,nick ,shirley1 
,federal funding to fraudulent          
businesses in ,minnesota have been      
halted by ,president ,trump4  #c4 ,sense
 of ,congress ,it is the sense of       
,congress that ,nick ,shirley showed    
bravery1 integrity1 and dedication to   
the principles of the ,u4,s4            
,constitution during the uncovering of  
historic levels of fraud1 waste1 and    
abuse under ,governor ,tim ,walz and    
therefore deserves the ,congressional   
,gold ,medal4  #d4 ,congressional gold  
medal  7a7 ,presentation ,authorized    
,the ,speaker of the ,house of          
,representatives and the ,president pro 
tempore of the ,senate shall make       
appropriate arrangements for the        

presentation1 on behalf of the          
,congress1 of a gold medal of           
appropriate design to ,nick ,shirley1 in
 recognition of exemplary investigative 
journalism that uncovered waste1 fraud1 
and abuse perpetrated against ,american 
taxpayers4  7b7 ,design and striking    
,for purposes of the presentation       
referred to in subsection 7a71 the      
,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to
 in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall  
strike a gold medal with suitable       
emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to  
be determined by the ,secretary4  #e4   
,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may   
strike and sell duplicates in bronze of 
the gold medal struck pursuant to       
section #d1 at a price sufficient to    
cover the cost thereof1 including labor1
 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and 
overhead expenses4  #f4 ,status of      
medals  7a7 ,national medals ,the medals
 struck pursuant to this ,act are       
national medals for purposes of chapter 
#ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4

  7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of
 sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code1 all medals struck
 under this ,act shall be considered to 
be numismatic items4  #g4 ,authority to 
use fund amounts2 proceeds of sale  7a7 
,authority ,to use fund amounts ,there  
is authorized to be charged against the 
,united ,states ,mint ,public           
,enterprise ,fund such amounts as may be
 necessary to pay for the costs of the  
medals struck under this ,act4  7b7     
,proceeds of sale ,amounts received from
 the sale of duplicate bronze medals    
authorized under section #e shall be    
deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint
 ,public ,enterprise ,fund4