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H.R. 3097 113th Congress House

Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013

Official title: To posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker Motley.

Introduced: September 12, 2013 Introduced by: Rosa L. DeLauro Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 Latest action September 12, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013 - Authorizes the President Pro Tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives to make appropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of Congress, of a gold medal in commemoration of Constance Baker Motley (civil rights attorney at the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc., first African-American woman elected to the New York State Senate, and Chief Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York), in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the United States.

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 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 13
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jun 9, 2014
Schwartz, Allyson
· Apr 28, 2014
Fudge, Marcia
· Mar 10, 2014
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jan 29, 2014
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jan 27, 2014
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 16, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 28, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 16, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Sep 30, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Sep 30, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 12, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 12, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Sep 12, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Sep 12, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 12, 2013
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Sep 12, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Sep 12, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Sep 12, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 12, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 12, 2013
WATT, MELVIN
· Sep 12, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Sep 12, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3097: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3097/
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"H.R. 3097: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-3097/.
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