,,ii #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #aaej ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,june #ab1 #bjac ,mr4 ,blumenthal introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,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 ,constance ,baker ,motley argued #aj major civil rights cases before the ,supreme ,court1 winning all but one1 including the case brought on behalf of ,james ,meredith challenging the refusal of the ,university of ,mississippi to admit him4 7#f7 ,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#g7 ,in #aifd1 ,constance ,baker ,motley became the first ,african-,american woman elected to the ,new ,york ,state ,senate4 7#h7 ,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#i7 ,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#aj7 ,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#aa7 ,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#ab7 ,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#ac7 ,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#ad7 ,constance ,baker ,motley passed away on ,september #bh1 #bjje1 and is survived by her husband ,joel ,wilson ,motley1 ,jr41 their son1 ,joel ,motley ,,iii1 her #c grandchildren1 her brother1 ,edmund ,baker of ,florida1 and her sisters ,edna ,carnegie1 ,eunice ,royster1 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