,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #efg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #ac1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,:iteh\se 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,graham1    
,mr4 ,re$1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,mr4          
,blum5?al1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoev51   
,mr4 ,ka9e1 ,mr4 ,k+1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1    
,mrs4 ,%ahe51 ,mr4 ,b5net1 ,ms4 ,smi?1  
,mr4 ,fett]man1 & ,mr4 ,he9ri*7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to aw>d a ,congressional ,gold 
,m$al1 collectively1 to ! ,fir/ ,rhode  
,isl& ,regim5t1 9 recognition ( _!      
d$icat$ s]vice dur+ ! ,revolution>y ,w>4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,fir/ ,rhode ,isl& ,regim5t         
,congressional ,gold ,m$al ,act4  #b4   
,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7    
,dur+ ! w9t] at ,valley ,=ge1 f         
#aggg-aggh1 ! ,cont95tal ,army _h       
difficulty recruit+ ! necess>y quotas ( 
m5 set by ! ,congress4  7#b7 ,at ! same 
"t1 ! ,/ate ( ,rhode ,isl& 0 ord]$ to   

supply two battalions :ile fac$ ) !     
occupation ( ! ,city ( ,newport by !    
,briti%4  7#c7 ,9 ,janu>y #aggh1 at !   
urg+ ( ,brigadi] ,g5]al ,james ,v>num1  
,g5]al ,george ,wa%+ton wrote to        
,gov]nor ,ni*olas ,cooke ( ! ,/ate (    
,rhode ,isl& reque/+ assi/ance recruit+ 
m5 = ! ,cont95tal ,l9e4  7#d7 ,on       
,febru>y #ad1 #aggh1 ! ,rhode ,isl&     
,g5]al ,assembly vot$ to all[ ! enli/m5t
 ( e able-bodi$ negro1 mulatto1 or      
,indian man slave4  7#e7 ,9 addition1 ! 
,rhode ,isl& ,g5]al ,assembly provid$ t 
any enli/$ slave ^u 8 pass+ mu/] be=e   
,colonel ,*ri/oph] ,gre5e1 be imm$iately
 dis*>g$ f ! s]vice ( 8 ma/] or mi/ress1
 & be absolutely free z ?\gh he _h nev] 
be5 incumb]$ & be incumb]$ ) any k9d (  
s]vitude or slav]y4  7#f7 ,z a result1  
betwe5 ,febru>y #aggh & ,june #aggh1    
,colonel ,*ri/oph] ,gre5e1 ,lt4 ,colonel
 ,j]emiah ,olney & ,major ,samuel ,w>d  
recruit$ almo/ #bjj m5 ( ,african       
h]itage & ,indig5\s desc5t :o =m$ ! core
 ( ! ,fir/ ,rhode ,isl& ,regim5t4  7#g7 

,! ,fir/ ,rhode ,isl& ,regim5t became   
among ! fir/ units 9 ,am]ican ,hi/ory 9 
:i* m5 ( e race & e?nicity 7 recruit$ to
 s]ve4  7#h7 ,on ,augu/ #bh1 #aggh1 at !
 ,battle ( ,rhode ,isl&1 foll[+ an      
attempt$ siege ( ,briti%-occupi$        
,newport along ) ! newly alli$ ,fr5*    
fleet1 ! ,fir/ ,rhode ,isl& ,regim5t    
act$ h]oically 9 hold+ back ,hessian    
=ces & caus+ !m to retreat4  7#i7 ,dur+ 
! ,battle ( ,rhode ,isl&1 ! ,fir/ ,rhode
 ,isl& ,regim5t's losses includ$ ?ree   
kill$1 n9e w\nd$ & elev5 miss+ soldi]s4 
7#aj7 ,soldi]s ( color f ! ,fir/ ,rhode 
,isl& ,regim5t cont9u$ to fight bravely 
to w9 ,am]ican indep5d5ce = #e m ye>s 9 
an integrat$ ,rhode ,isl& ,regim5t t    
includ$ m5 ( ,african1 ,european1 &     
,indig5\s desc5t4  7#aa7 ,on ,decemb]   
#be1 #aghc1 ! la/ ,rhode ,isl& soldi]s 7
 dis*>g$ at ,s>atoga1 ,new ,york4  7#ab7
 ,_! comm&]1 ,colonel ,j]emiah ,olney1  
prais$ ! ,regim5t = fai?fully pres]v+ 9 
! be/ ( causes1 9 e /age ( s]vice1 )    
unexampl$ =titude & pati5ce ?r\gh all ! 

dang] & toils ( a long & sev]e w>4      
7#ac7 ,aft]w>ds1 "s vet]ans ( ! ,fir/   
,rhode ,isl& ,regim5t _h to consi/5tly  
resi/ ef=ts at re-enslavem5t & f\ght =  
back wages f ! ,rhode ,isl& ,g5]al      
,assembly4  7#ad7 ,accord+ to ! ,rhode  
,isl& ,/ate ,ar*ives1 ! ,fir/ ,rhode    
,isl& ,regim5t includ$ at lea/ ! foll[+ 
soldi]s3 ,babcock1 ,priamus 7,primus72  
,b5t1 ,pr9ce2 ,b\rs1 ,cato2 ,br[n1      
,priamus 7,primus72 ,burk1 ,africa2     
,burr\ghs1 ,john2 ,c>p5t]1 ,cudgo2      
,*ampl91 ,dick2 ,*ampl91 ,jack2 ,*ampl91
 ,july2 ,*ampl91 ,newport2 ,*ampl91     
,%>p]2 ,*ampl91 ,york2 ,cl>k1 ,james2   
,codd+ton1 ,jack2 ,fones1 ,jack2 ,g>dn]1
 ,cuff2 ,g>dn]1 ,h]cules2 ,g>dn]1 ,m9kl2
 ,g>dn]1 ,preamus 7,primus72 ,g>dn]1    
,rutt]2 ,gray1 ,eb5ez]2 ,gre51 ,cuff2   
,gre5e1 ,cato2 ,gre5e1 ,jack2 ,gre5e1   
,p]o2 ,gre5e1 ,william2 ,hammond1       
,pr9ce2 ,h>riss1 ,ces>2 ,haz>d1 ,backus2
 ,haz>d1 ,jab92 ,haz>d1 ,jacob2 ,haz>d1 
,pet]2 ,haz>d1 ,pet]2 ,lefav\r1 ,?om2   
,mason1 ,w>s52 ,mawney1 ,cyrus2 ,m9turn1

 ,jack2 ,m[rey1 ,p]o2 ,ni*ols1 ,?omas2  
,p]ry1 ,ganset2 ,phillips1 ,phil[2      
,pi]ce1 ,titus2 ,pott]1 ,david2 ,r&all1 
,pr9ce2 ,rhodes1 ,bri/ol2 ,rhodes1      
,priamus2 ,rhodes1 ,ri*>d2 ,rhodes1     
,samuel2 ,ri*mond1 ,eb5ez]2 ,rob9son1   
,m+o2 ,rodman1 ,isaac2 ,rodman1 ,m+o2   
,rodman1 ,pr9ce2 ,rose1 ,ces>2          
,salton/all1 ,britta92 ,saund]s1        
,sampson2 ,%eldon1 ,ces>2 ,slave2       
,slave2 ,smi?1 ,juba2 ,sweel+1 ,qu]y2   
,talbot1 ,sigby2 ,tann]1 ,quam2         
,till+ha/1 ,cuff2 ,updike1 ,ces>2       
,updike1 ,moses2 ,vaughan1 ,pr9ce2      
,v]non1 ,cato2 ,watson1 ,=tune2 ,wells1 
,ces>2 ,wickes1 ,nat2 & ,willb\r1       
,bo/on4  #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 s+le gold m$al (         
appropriate design to ! ,fir/ ,rhode    
,isl& ,regim5t1 collectively 9          
recognition ( _! d$icat$ s]vice dur+ !  

,revolution>y ,w>4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ 
,= ! purposes ( ! aw>d ref]r$ to 9      
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         
,treasury 7h]eaft] 9 ?is ,act ref]r$ to 
z ! ,secret>y7 %all /rike ! gold m$al ) 
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  7c7 ,rhode ,isl& ,/ate      
,libr>y  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( 
! gold m$al 9 honor ( ! ,fir/ ,rhode    
,isl& ,regim5t ( ! ,revolution>y ,w> "u 
subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5
 to ! ,rhode ,isl& ,/ate ,libr>y1 :]e x 
w be display$ z appropriate & made      
available = rese>*4  7#b7 ,s5se (       
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t !  
,rhode ,isl& ,/ate ,libr>y %\ld make !  
gold m$al receiv$ "u p>agraph 7#a7      
available = display else:]e1 p>ticul>ly 
at o!r appropriate locations associat$ )
 ! ,fir/ ,rhode ,isl& ,regim5t ( !      
,revolution>y ,w>4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als
 ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell          
duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
"u section #c1 at a price suffici5t to  

cov] ! co/s !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