,i #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjig ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #ab1 #bjac ,ms4 ,de,lauro 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 ,ms4 ,clarke1 ,mr4 ,clay1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice ,johnson of ,texas1 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,mr4 ,watt1 ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana1 and ,ms4 ,schakowsky7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,financial ,services ,a ,,bill ,to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to ,constance ,baker ,motley4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,congressional ,tribute to ,constance ,baker ,motley ,act of #bjac4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,constance ,baker ,motley was born in #aiba1 in ,new ,haven1 ,connecticut1 the daughter of immigrants from the ,caribbean island of ,nevis4 7#b7 ,in #aidc1 ,constance ,baker ,motley graduated from ,new ,york ,university with a ,bachelor of ,arts degree in economics4 7#c7 ,upon receiving a law degree from ,columbia ,university in #aidf1 ,constance ,baker ,motley became a staff attorney at the ,national ,association for the ,advancement of ,colored ,people ,legal ,defense and ,educational ,fund1 ,inc4 7in this ,act referred to as the ,,ldf71 and fought tirelessly for #b decades alongside ,thurgood ,marshall and other leading civil rights lawyers to dismantle segregation throughout the ,united ,states4 7#d7 ,constance ,baker ,motley was the only female attorney on the ,,ldf legal team that won the landmark desegregation case1 ,brown v4 ,board of ,education1 #cdg ,u4,s4 #dhc 7#aied74 7#e7 ,in addition to writing briefs in ,brown v4 ,board of ,education1 ,motley was trial or appellate counsel in #eg civil rights cases in the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court1 #hb cases in ,federal courts of appeals1 #dh cases in ,federal district courts1 and numerous cases in ,state courts4 ,she argued four appeals in desegregation cases in one day4 ,she won cases that ended de jure segregation in ,white only restaurants and lunch counters4 ,she protected the right of protestors to march1 sit-in1 freedom ride1 and demonstrate in other ways4 ,she represented ,dr4 ,martin ,luther ,king1 ,jr41 and other jailed civil rights activists and forced their release when they were arrested and locked up in ,southern jails4 ,she secured the right for ,blacks to register1 vote1 and have access to the political power structure4 ,she won education desegregation cases in almost every ,state in the ,south and the ,district of ,columbia and secured the right for ,blacks to attend formerly all ,white public schools1 colleges1 and universities including the representation of ,james ,meredith against the ,university of ,mississippi1 ,charlayne ,hunter ,gault and ,hamilton ,holmes against the ,university of ,georgia1 ,autherine ,lucy against the ,university of ,alabama1 ,harvey ,gantt against ,clemson ,college1 and ,ernest ,morial against ,louisiana ,state ,university4 ,without her victories in the courtroom1 the goal of ending racial segregation in public schools1 colleges1 and universities1 public accommodations1 and voting--a goal of the ,civil ,rights ,movement--may not have been achieved4 7#f7 ,as the country celebrates the #ejth ,anniversary of the ,birmingham ,movement1 it is noted that ,motley was the attorney who went ,south and represented ,dr4 ,king1 defended his right to march in ,birmingham1 ,alabama1 and ,albany1 ,georgia1 and obtained the court order which mandated the reinstatement of over #a1jjj school children who had been expelled from school for demonstrating with ,dr4 ,king in ,birmingham fifty years ago4 ,she represented ,freedom ,riders who rode buses to test the ,supreme ,court's #aifj ruling prohibiting segregation in interstate transportation4 ,she protected the right of ,blacks to ride and sit in any vacant seat on buses and trains1 to use bathroom facilities and drink from fountains in bus and train stations1 to be served and eat at lunch counters and restaurants1 to vote1 stay in hotels1 and to go to parks1 museums1 and places of public accommodations on an equal basis with ,whites4 ,she won the case in the ,supreme ,court that led to the reversal of all arrests and convictions of all of the thousands of sit-in activists4 7#g7 ,constance ,baker ,motley argued #aj major civil rights cases before the ,supreme ,court1 winning all but one4 7#h7 ,constance ,baker ,motley's only loss before the ,united ,states ,supreme ,court was in ,swain v4 ,alabama1 #chj ,u4,s4 #bjb 7#aife71 a case in which the ,supreme ,court refused to proscribe race-based peremptory challenges in cases involving ,african-,american defendants1 and which was later reversed in ,batson v4 ,kentucky1 #dgf ,u4,s4 #gi 7#aihf71 on grounds that were largely asserted by ,constance ,baker ,motley in the ,swain case4 7#i7 ,in #aifd1 ,constance ,baker ,motley became the first ,african-,american woman elected to the ,new ,york ,state ,senate4 7#aj7 ,in #aife1 ,constance ,baker ,motley became the first ,african-,american woman1 and the first woman1 to serve as president of the ,borough of ,manhattan4 7#aa7 ,constance ,baker ,motley1 in her capacity as an elected public official in ,new ,york1 continued to fight for civil rights1 dedicating herself to the revitalization of the inner city and improvement of urban public schools and housing4 7#ab7 ,in #aiff1 ,constance ,baker ,motley was appointed by ,president ,lyndon ,b4 ,johnson as a judge on the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,southern ,district of ,new ,york4 7#ac7 ,the appointment of ,constance ,baker ,motley made her the first ,african-,american woman1 and only the fifth woman1 appointed and confirmed for a ,federal judgeship4 7#ad7 ,in #aihb1 ,constance ,baker ,motley was elevated to ,chief ,judge of the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,southern ,district of ,new ,york1 the largest ,federal trial court in the ,united ,states4 7#ae7 ,constance ,baker ,motley assumed senior status in #aihf1 and continued serving on the ,united ,states ,district ,court for the ,southern ,district of ,new ,york with distinction for nearly #b decades4 7#af7 ,constance ,baker ,motley passed away on ,september #bh1 #bjje1 and is survived by her son1 ,joel ,motley ,,iii1 her #c grandchildren1 her brother1 ,edward ,baker of ,florida1 and her sisters ,eunice ,royster and ,marian ,green1 of ,new ,haven1 ,connecticut4 #c4 ,congressional gold medal 7a7 ,presentation authorized ,the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate and the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives are authorized to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation1 on behalf of ,congress1 of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of ,constance ,baker ,motley1 in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,design and striking ,for the purpose of the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7in this ,act referred to as the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to be determined by the ,secretary4 #d4 ,duplicate medals ,under such regulations as the ,secretary may prescribe1 the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section #c1 at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses1 and the cost of the gold medal4 #e4 ,national medals 7a7 ,national medal ,the medal struck under section #c is a national medal for purposes of chapter #ea of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 7b7 ,numismatic items ,for purposes of section #eacd of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all duplicate medals struck under section #d shall be considered to be numismatic items4 #f4 ,authority to use fund amounts2 ,proceeds of sale 7a7 ,authority ,to use fund amounts ,there is authorized to be charged against the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund such amounts as may be necessary to pay for the cost of the medals struck under this ,act4 7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals under section #d shall be deposited in the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4