Sarah Keys Evans Congressional Gold Medal Act

Honors Sarah Keys Evans with a Congressional Gold Medal for her role in challenging racial segregation on interstate buses and recognizing her landmark legal victory. The bill would list findings about her life and actions, including her April 18, 1929 birth in Washington, North Carolina, service as an Army veteran, and the August 1, 1952 incident when she refused to give up her seat, was jailed, and fined $25. It would recount the NAACP case led by attorney Dovey Johnson Roundtree, the May 12, 1954 ICC hearing, and the 1955 ICC decision that ruled segregation in interstate travel unlawful under section 216(d) of the Interstate Commerce Act after Department of Justice involvement. The measure would authorize the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange a Congressional Gold Medal, direct the Secretary of the Treasury to strike the gold medal and optional bronze duplicates for sale at prices covering production costs, and classify the medals as national medals and numismatic items under federal law.