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S. 1150 113th Congress Senate

Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013

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

Introduced: October 29, 2013 Introduced by: Richard Blumenthal Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 12, 2013
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 Latest action June 12, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 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 of appropriate design 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.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3097 Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · Apr 1, 2014
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Jan 7, 2014
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Nov 14, 2013
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Oct 29, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1150: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1150/
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"S. 1150: Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-1150/.
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