[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4590 Introduced in House (IH)]
107th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4590
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress
to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 25, 2002
Ms. Carson of Indiana (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr.
Bishop, Mr. Blagojevich, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown of
Florida, Mrs. Christensen, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr.
Conyers, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ford, Mr.
Frost, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jackson
of Illinois, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Jones of Ohio, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. LaHood, Mr.
Lantos, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Markey, Mrs. Maloney of New York, Mrs.
Meek of Florida, Mr. Meeks of New York, Ms. Millender-McDonald, Mr.
Mollohan, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. Reyes, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr.
Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Solis,
Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr.
Underwood, Ms. Waters, Ms. Watson of California, Mr. Watt of North
Carolina, and Mr. Wynn) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Financial Services
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A BILL
To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of Congress
to Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) Born Cassius Marcellus Clay, Jr., on January 17, 1942,
in Louisville, Kentucky, Muhammad Ali was the first child of
Cassius and Odessa Clay.
(2) Muhammad Ali was one of the greatest boxers and most
inspiring athletes of the 20th century.
(3) After an impressive amateur career, on February 25,
1964, Muhammad Ali (known then as Cassius Clay), at the age of
22, shocked the world by defeating the reigning Heavyweight
Champion of the World, Sonny Liston. After his victory,
Muhammad Ali announced his conversion to the religion of Islam
and changed his name to Muhammad Ali.
(4) Muhammad Ali defeated every challenger he faced in the
ring, but on April 28, 1967, he was stripped of his title as
Heavyweight Champion of the World and deprived of his ability
to practice the trade of boxing for refusing induction into the
United States Armed Forces during the Vietnam conflict because
of his religious and moral beliefs.
(5) As an African American living in an era that continued
to question his rights as a person, Muhammad Ali faced and
battled issues of race and class, and deserves recognition as
one of the champions of the civil rights movement.
(6) Muhammad Ali is the recipient of many awards and
accolades for his sporting prowess and for his efforts on
behalf of racial harmony, including the Dr. Martin Luther King
Memorial Award, the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year
Award, a place in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, the
Arthur Ashe Award for Courage, the Essence Living Legend Award,
a Rainbow Coalition Lifetime Achievement Award, and recognition
as the Boxer of the Century by the World Sports Awards of the
Century.
(7) During his career, and since his retirement on December
11, 1981, Muhammad Ali has dedicated his life to the cause of
universal human rights and embodies the love of humanity and
freedom.
(8) Despite having been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease
in 1993, Muhammad Ali has continued to devote his life to
charity organizations, including Jubilee 2000, an organization
that campaigns for the cancellation of Third World debt.
(9) Muhammad Ali has transcended the glamour and glory of
being a sports champion to become not only one of the greatest
sports figures, but one of the greatest human beings, to have
ever lived.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.
(a) Presentation Authorized.--The President is authorized to
present, on behalf of Congress, a gold medal of appropriate design to
Muhammad Ali in recognition of his contributions to the Nation.
(b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation
referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter
in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall strike a gold medal
with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by
the Secretary.
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS.
Under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, the
Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal
struck under section 2 at a price sufficient to cover the cost of the
bronze medals (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and
overhead expenses) and the cost of the gold medal.
SEC. 4. NATIONAL MEDALS.
The medals struck under this Act are national medals for purposes
of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. FUNDING AND PROCEEDS OF SALE.
(a) Authorization.--There is authorized to be charged against the
United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund an amount not to exceed
$30,000 to pay for the cost of the medals authorized by this Act.
(b) Proceeds of Sale.--Amounts received from the sale of duplicate
bronze medals under section 3 shall be deposited in the United States
Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.
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