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Read. Follow. Verify.Congressional Gold Medal for Constance Baker Motley
Last action · September 11, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Sponsors: Rosa DeLauro and 206 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill authorizes the awarding of a to Constance Baker Motley, a pioneering civil rights attorney and federal judge. The medal will be designed and struck by the U.S. Treasury and presented to her family.
The bill authorizes the U.S. Mint to spend funds from the Public Enterprise Fund to create and award a gold medal in honor of Constance Baker Motley.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Joel Motley III
He is designated as a recipient of the gold medal and the final holder of the original medal.
Constance Royster
She is designated as a recipient of the gold medal.
United States Mint
The agency is tasked with the design, production, and sale of the medals and the management of associated funds.
Key Facts
- Authorizes the posthumous award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Constance Baker Motley.
- Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to design and strike the gold medal featuring an image and the name of Constance Baker Motley.
- Designates Joel Motley III and Constance Royster as the recipients of the medal.
- Requires the gold medal to be given to Joel Motley III after the presentation.
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- Authorizes the U.S. Mint to strike and sell bronze duplicate medals to the public.
- Sets the price of bronze duplicates to cover all production costs, including labor, materials, and overhead.
- Authorizes the use of the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund to cover the costs of striking the medals.
- Requires proceeds from the sale of bronze duplicates to be deposited into the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Sep 11, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Sep 11, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
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Legal History Context
The bill explicitly cites the legal evolution from Swain v. Alabama to Batson v. Kentucky to highlight Motley's influence on Supreme Court jurisprudence.
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