,i  #aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fgff  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ah1         
#bjbb,ms4 ,de,lauro 7= h]self1 ,mr4     
,clyburn1 ,mr4 ,torres ( ,new ,york1    
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,meeks1  
,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1
 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,norton1
 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4      
,trone1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1    
,mr4 ,himes1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,spei]1 &
 ,ms4 ,m5g7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,f9ancial  
,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to po/hum\sly aw>d
 a congressional gold m$al to ,con/ance 
,bak] ,motley1 9 recognition ( h] endur+
 contributions & s]vice to ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,congressional ,tribute to  
,con/ance ,bak] ,motley ,act ( #bjbb4   
#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]
 son1 ,joel ,w4 ,motley ,,iii1 #c       
gr&*ildr51 & nieces & nephews 9         
,connecticut & 9 o!r ,/ates4  7#ae7     
,septemb] #ad1 #bjba1 0 ! #ajj?         
anniv]s>y ( ! bir? ( ,con/ance ,bak]    
,motley4  #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 aw>d1 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+  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,= !     
purpose ( ! aw>d 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  7#b7 ,image ,! emblems1
 devices1 & inscriptions det]m9$ by !   
,secret>y %all include an image (       
,con/ance ,bak] ,motley & an inscription
 ( ! "n ( ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley4  7c7 
,pres5tation ,) respect to ! aw>d       
describ$ "u subsection 7a71 ! aw>d %all 
be pres5t$ to ,con/ance ,bak] ,motley's 
son1 ,joel ,motley ,,iii1 & h] niece1   
,con/ance ,roy/]4  7d7 ,disposition (   
m$al ,foll[+ ! aw>d ( ! gold m$al "u    
subsection 7a71 ! gold m$al %all be giv5
 to ,joel ,motley ,,iii4  #d4 ,duplicate
 m$als ,! ,secret>y may /rike & sell    

duplicates 9 bronze ( ! gold m$al /ruck 
"u section #c1 at a price suffici5t to  
cov] ! co/ !re(1 includ+ labor1         
mat]ials1 dies1 use ( ma*9]y1 & ov]head 
exp5ses4  #e4 ,national m$als  7a7      
,national m$al ,all m$als /ruck "u ?is  
,act are national m$als = purposes (    
*apt] #ea ( title #ca1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7b7 ,numismatic items ,=        
purposes ( section #eacd ( title #ca1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 all m$als /ruck "u 
?is ,act %all be consid]$ to be         
numismatic items4