I 
113TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4409 
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to James 
Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner to commemorate the 
lives they lost 50 years ago in an effort to bring justice and equality 
to Americans in Mississippi during Freedom Summer. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 4, 2014 
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. HARPER, Mr. LEWIS, and Mr. 
NUNNELEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, collec-
tively, to James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael 
Schwerner to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years 
ago in an effort to bring justice and equality to Ameri-
cans in Mississippi during Freedom Summer. 
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 the following: 
(1) June 21, 2014, will mark 50 years since the 
lives of James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Mi-
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:58 Apr 07, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00001
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4409.IH
H4409
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
chael Schwerner were brutally taken on the basis of 
racism and hatred. 
(2) Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner were as-
sisting Congress of Racial Equality in Mississippi 
during the Freedom Summer of 1964, wherein they 
risked their lives leading voting registration efforts 
for people who were denied the right to vote. 
(3) Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner were im-
prisoned in Neshoba County, Mississippi, without 
due process and released into the dead of the night 
into the hands of Klansmen. 
(4) The disappearance of these devoted civil 
rights activists captured national attention and led 
to an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigations. 
(5) Following a 44-day search by Federal 
agents, the grim remains of James Chaney, Andrew 
Goodman, and Michael Schwerner were discovered in 
an earthen dam. 
(6) This tragedy galvanized momentum for the 
Civil Rights Movement and helped to secure the pas-
sage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and later the 
Voting Rights Act of 1965 and led to the first per-
manent Federal Bureau of Investigation field office 
in the State of Mississippi. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:58 Apr 07, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00002
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4409.IH
H4409
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(7) Justice was delayed 41 years, to the day, 
for these three brave men and their families until a 
Neshoba County grand jury found 1 of the 18 men 
originally charged in the case guilty on three counts 
of murder. 
(8) These three valiant activists are representa-
tive of countless individuals who lost their lives on 
a quest for justice and equality, including Henry 
Hezekiah Dee and Charles Eddie More whose bodies 
were also found during the massive search for 
Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner. 
(9) Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner’s legacy 
of advocacy and unyielding resolve for justice in the 
face of peril is one that continues to be embodied in 
young adults across this great country. 
(10) It is befitting that Congress bestow the 
highest civilian honor, the Congressional Gold 
Medal, in 2014 to James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, 
and Michael Schwerner, posthumously in recognition 
of the 50th commemoration of their kidnapping and 
subsequent murders. 
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL. 
(a) AWARD
AUTHORIZED.—The Speaker of the 
House of Representatives and the President Pro Tempore 
of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:58 Apr 07, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00003
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4409.IH
H4409
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal of 
appropriate design, collectively, to James Chaney, Andrew 
Goodman, and Michael Schwerner to commemorate the 
lives they lost 50 years ago in an effort to bring justice 
and equality to Americans in Mississippi during Freedom 
Summer. 
(b) DESIGN AND STRIKING.—For purposes 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 em-
blems, devices, and inscriptions to be determined by the 
Secretary. 
(c) AWARD OF MEDAL.—Following the award of the 
gold medal described in subsection (a), the medal shall be 
given to Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi, where 
it shall be available for display or temporary loan to be 
displayed elsewhere, as appropriate. 
SEC. 3. DUPLICATE MEDALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may strike and sell 
duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under sec-
tion 2, at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medal, 
including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and 
overhead expenses. 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:58 Apr 07, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00004
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4409.IH
H4409
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS
(b) NATIONAL MEDALS.—The medals struck under 
this Act are national medals for purposes of chapter 51 
of title 31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all medals 
struck under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic 
items. 
SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION TO USE AMOUNTS. 
There is authorized to be charged against the United 
States Mint Public Enterprise Fund an amount not to ex-
ceed $30,000 to pay for the cost of the medal authorized 
under section 2. 
Æ 
VerDate Mar 15 2010 
22:58 Apr 07, 2014
Jkt 039200
PO 00000
Frm 00005
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6301
E:\BILLS\H4409.IH
H4409
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with BILLS