Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2006
Latest action · Feb 1, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 1, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2006 - 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, in recognition of her enduring contributions and service to the United States.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 1, 2006 to Nov 14, 2006; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Feb 1, 2006 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Feb 2, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Feb 2, 2006 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Feb 2, 2006 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Feb 2, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Feb 7, 2006 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Feb 8, 2006 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Feb 9, 2006 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Feb 14, 2006 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Feb 27, 2006 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Apr 6, 2006 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Nov 14, 2006 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Nov 14, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 1, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Feb 1, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S481 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Feb 2, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to posthumously award a congressional gold medal to Constance Baker Motley.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Congressional Tribute to Constance Baker Motley Act of 2006
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
- Blacks
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Civil rights workers
- Commemorations
- Congress
- Congressional gold medals
- Congressional tributes
- District courts
- Government Operations and Politics
- Judges
- Law
- Lawyers
- Local officials
- Minorities
- Minorities in government
- New York City
- New York State
- State legislators
- Women
- Women in government
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 1, 2006Introduced in Senate
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