,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aaej  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ab1 #bjac ,mr4  
,blum5?al introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on 
,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d a           
congressional gold m$al to ,con/ance    
,bak] ,motley4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,congressional     
,tribute to ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley ,act
 ( #bjac4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds !  
foll[+3  7#a7 ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley 0 
born 9 #aiba1 9 ,new ,hav51             
,connecticut1 ! daught] ( immigrants f !
 ,c>ibbean isl& ( ,nevis4  7#b7 ,9      
#aidc1 ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley graduat$ 
f ,new ,york ,univ]sity ) a ,ba*elor (  
,arts degree 9 economics4  7#c7 ,^u     
receiv+ a law degree f ,columbia        
,univ]sity 9 #aidf1 ,con/ance ,bak]     
,motley became a /aff attorney at !     
,national ,association = ! ,advancem5t (
 ,color$ ,p ,legal ,def5se &            
,educational ,fund1 ,inc4 79 ?is ,act   

ref]r$ to z ! ,,ldf71 & f\ght tirelessly
 = #b decades alongside ,?urgood ,m>%all
 & o!r lead+ civil rights lawy]s to     
dismantle segregation ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$  
,/ates4  7#d7 ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley 0 
! only female attorney on ! ,,ldf legal 
team t won ! l&m>k desegregation case1  
,br[n v4 ,bo>d ( ,education1 #cdg ,u4,s4
 #dhc 7#aied74  7#e7 ,con/ance ,bak]    
,motley argu$ #aj major civil rights    
cases be=e ! ,supreme ,c\rt1 w9n+ all b 
"o1 includ+ ! case br\ght on behalf (   
,james ,m]$i? *all5g+ ! refusal ( !     
,univ]sity ( ,mississippi to admit him4 
7#f7 ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley's only loss
 be=e ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,supreme ,c\rt 0 9
 ,swa9 v4 ,alabama1 #chj ,u4,s4 #bjb    
7#aife71 a case 9 :i* ! ,supreme ,c\rt  
refus$ to proscribe race-bas$ p]emptory 
*all5ges 9 cases involv+                
,african-,am]ican def5dants1 & :i* 0    
lat] rev]s$ 9 ,batson v4 ,k5tucky1 #dgf 
,u4,s4 #gi 7#aihf71 on gr\nds t 7 l>gely
 ass]t$ by ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley 9 !  
,swa9 case4  7#g7 ,9 #aifd1 ,con/ance   

,bak] ,motley became ! fir/             
,african-,am]ican woman elect$ to ! ,new
 ,york ,/ate ,s5ate4  7#h7 ,9 #aife1    
,con/ance ,bak] ,motley became ! fir/   
,african-,am]ican woman1 & ! fir/ woman1
 to s]ve z presid5t ( ! ,bor\gh (       
,manhattan4  7#i7 ,con/ance ,bak]       
,motley1 9 h] capacity z an elect$      
public (ficial 9 ,new ,york1 cont9u$ to 
fight = civil rights1 d$icat+ h]self to 
! revitalization ( ! inn] city &        
improvem5t ( urban public s*ools & h\s+4
  7#aj7 ,9 #aiff1 ,con/ance ,bak]       
,motley 0 appo9t$ by ,presid5t ,lyndon  
,b4 ,johnson z a judge on ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt = ! ,s\!rn        
,di/rict ( ,new ,york4  7#aa7 ,!        
appo9tm5t ( ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley made
 h] ! fir/ ,african-,am]ican woman1 &   
only ! fif? woman1 appo9t$ & confirm$ = 
a ,f$]al judge%ip4  7#ab7 ,9 #aihb1     
,con/ance ,bak] ,motley 0 elevat$ to    
,*ief ,judge ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict 
,c\rt = ! ,s\!rn ,di/rict ( ,new ,york1 
! l>ge/ ,f$]al trial c\rt 9 ! ,unit$    

,/ates4  7#ac7 ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley  
assum$ s5ior /atus 9 #aihf1 & cont9u$   
s]v+ on ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,di/rict ,c\rt =
 ! ,s\!rn ,di/rict ( ,new ,york )       
di/9ction = ne>ly #b decades4  7#ad7    
,con/ance ,bak] ,motley pass$ away on   
,septemb] #bh1 #bjje1 & is surviv$ by h]
 husb& ,joel ,wilson ,motley1 ,jr41 _!  
son1 ,joel ,motley ,,iii1 h] #c         
gr&*ildr51 h] bro!r1 ,edmund ,bak] (    
,florida1 & h] si/]s ,edna ,c>negie1    
,eunice ,roy/]1 & ,m>ian ,gre51 ( ,new  
,hav51 ,connecticut4  #c4 ,congressional
 gold m$al  7a7 ,pres5tation au?oriz$ ,!
 ,presid5t pro tempore ( ! ,s5ate & !   
,speak] ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives are 
au?oriz$ to make appropriate arrangem5ts
 = ! po/hum\s pres5tation1 on behalf (  
,congress1 ( a gold m$al ( appropriate  
design 9 commemoration ( ,con/ance ,bak]
 ,motley1 9 recognition ( h] endur+     
contributions & s]vice to ! ,unit$      
,/ates4  7b7 ,design & /rik+ ,= !       
purpose ( ! pres5tation ref]r$ to 9     
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y ( !         

,treasury 79 ?is ,act ref]r$ to z !     
,secret>y7 %all /rike a gold m$al )     
suitable emblems1 devices1 &            
inscriptions1 to be det]m9$ by !        
,secret>y4  #d4 ,duplicate m$als ,"u su*
 regulations z ! ,secret>y may          
prescribe1 ! ,secret>y may /rike & sell 
duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
"u section #c1 at a price suffici5t to  
cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+ labor1         
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head 
exp5ses1 & ! co/ ( ! gold m$al4  #e4    
,national m$als  7a7 ,national m$al ,!  
m$al /ruck "u section #c is a national  
m$al = purposes ( *apt] #ea ( title #ca1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7b7 ,numismatic  
items ,= purposes ( section #eacd (     
title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all     
duplicate m$als /ruck "u section #d %all
 be consid]$ to be numismatic items4    
#f4 ,au?ority to use fund am\nts2       
,proce$s ( sale  7a7 ,au?ority ,to use  
fund am\nts ,!re is au?oriz$ to be *>g$ 
aga9/ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public      
,ent]prise ,fund su* am\nts z may be    

necess>y to pay = ! co/ ( ! m$als /ruck 
"u ?is ,act4  7b7 ,proce$s ( sale       
,am\nts receiv$ f ! sale ( duplicate    
bronze m$als "u section #d %all be      
deposit$ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,m9t ,public 
,ent]prise ,fund4