This legislation proposes to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Sarah Keys Evans, recognizing her profound contributions as a civil rights pioneer. The bill aims to honor her for her courageous stand against segregation, which had a significant impact on the desegregation of interstate travel. In 1952, Ms. Keys Evans, an Army veteran, famously refused to relinquish her seat on an interstate bus in North Carolina. Her defiance led to the landmark 1955 Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) ruling in Sarah Keys v. Carolina Coach Company . This pivotal decision outlawed segregation on interstate buses, declaring it "unjust discrimination" and unlawful, thereby advancing civil rights before many other well-known events. The act directs the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange the medal's presentation. Furthermore, it authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the gold medal, along with producing and selling bronze duplicates to cover associated costs. These medals will be designated as national medals and numismatic items.