,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #bghd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #aa1 #bjbe,mr4 ,blumenthal 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,schumer1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,padilla1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4 ,booker1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,mr4 ,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,merkley1 ,ms4 ,alsobrooks1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4 ,reed1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 ,mr4 ,lujn1 ,mr4 ,wyden1 ,mr4 ,markey1 ,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,welch1 and ,mr4 ,heinrich7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,banking1 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to award posthumously the ,congressional ,gold ,medal to ,constance ,baker ,motley1 in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the ,united ,states4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,congressional ,tribute to ,constance ,baker ,motley ,act of #bjbe4 #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 7referred to in this ,act 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 ,court of the ,united ,states1 winning all but #a1 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 ,supreme ,court of the ,united ,states 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 son1 ,joel ,w4 ,motley ,,iii1 #c grandchildren1 and nieces and nephews in ,connecticut and in other ,states4 7#ae7 ,september #ad1 #bjba1 was the #ajjth anniversary of the birth of ,constance ,baker ,motley4 #c4 ,congressional gold medal 7a7 ,presentation authorized ,the ,speaker of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,president pro tempore of the ,senate shall 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 purposes of the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred to in this ,act as the ,secretary7 shall strike a gold medal with suitable emblems1 devices1 and inscriptions1 to be determined by the ,secretary4 ,the design shall bear an image of1 and an inscription of the name of1 ,constance ,baker ,motley4 7c7 ,presentation ,with respect to the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the gold medal shall be presented to ,constance ,baker ,motley's son1 ,joel ,motley ,,iii1 and her niece1 ,constance ,royster4 7d7 ,disposition of medal ,following the presentation referred to in subsection 7a71 the gold medal shall be given to ,joel ,motley ,,iii4 #d4 ,duplicate medals ,the ,secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck under section #c1 at a price sufficient to cover the costs of the medals1 including labor1 materials1 dies1 use of machinery1 and overhead expenses4 #e4 ,status of medals 7a7 ,national medal ,medals struck under this ,act are national medals 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 medals struck under this ,act 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 costs of the medals struck under this ,act4 7b7 ,proceeds of sale ,amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals authorized under section #d shall be deposited into the ,united ,states ,mint ,public ,enterprise ,fund4