I 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1404 
To posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Wilma G. Rudolph. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2005 
Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan (for herself, Mr. COOPER, Mr. WAMP, Ms. 
BORDALLO, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. LEWIS of 
Georgia, Mr. OWENS, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, 
Mr. RUSH, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. NORTON, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. JEFFERSON, 
Mrs. MALONEY, and Mr. GORDON) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Wilma 
G. Rudolph. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds that— 
(1) Wilma G. Rudolph of Clarksville, Ten-
nessee, the 20th of 22 children, overcame a series of 
childhood diseases, including scarlet fever, double 
pneumonia, and polio, to become an athletic pioneer 
and champion in the State of Tennessee, the United
States, and the world, first as an outstanding bas-
ketball player and track athlete in Tennessee, then 
as a 3-time gold medal winner in the 1960 Olympics 
in Rome, and finally as a pioneer for racial equality, 
goodwill, and justice; 
(2) Wilma G. Rudolph’s winning of 3 gold med-
als in the 1960 Olympics served as an inspiration to 
athletes of all sports, all races, and both genders; 
(3) Wilma G. Rudolph’s ability to inspire en-
dured after her performance in the 1960 Olympics, 
as demonstrated by— 
(A) her receipt in 1987 of the National 
Collegiate Athletic Association’s Silver Anniver-
sary Award, the first time a woman ever re-
ceived the award; 
(B) her receipt of the 1989 Jackie Robin-
son Image Award of the National Association 
for 
the 
Advancement 
of 
Colored 
People 
(NAACP); 
(C) her induction into the National Track 
and Field Hall of Fame in 1974; 
(D) her receipt of the 1985 Humanitarian 
of the Year Award of the Special Olympics; and
(E) her receipt in 1993 of the National 
Sports Award, the only time a woman has re-
ceived the award; 
(4) Wilma G. Rudolph, a graduate of Tennessee 
State University, a successful businessperson, a 
mother, an athlete, a coach, and a teacher, who 
passed away on November 12, 1994, will forever re-
main an inspiration to all able-bodied and physically- 
challenged individuals in overcoming odds; 
(5) Wilma G. Rudolph blazed a trail that 
helped all people understand the contributions of 
women to the world of athletics; 
(6) the legacy of Wilma C. Rudolph continues 
to serve as a particular inspiration to women; and 
(7) Wilma G Rudolph’s life truly embodied the 
American values of hard work, determination, and 
love of humanity. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) PRESENTATION AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of 
the House of Representatives and the President Pro Tem-
pore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements 
for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a gold 
medal of appropriate design, honoring Wilma G. Rudolph 
(posthumously) in recognition of her outstanding and en-
during contributions to humanity and to women’s ath-
letics, in the United States and the world. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For the purpose of the 
award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Treasury (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. 
The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in 
bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 2 
under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, 
and at a price sufficient to cover the costs thereof, includ-
ing labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex-
penses, and the cost of the gold medal. 
SEC. 4. STATUS AS NATIONAL MEDALS. 
The medals struck pursuant to this Act are national 
medals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 5. FUNDING. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO USE FUND AMOUNTS.—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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