A resolution recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the…

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A resolution recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

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D SchumerSponsor

27 cosponsors · 20 D, 7 R

26 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Senate Introduced Oct 7, 2005
Senate Passed Oct 7, 2005

Commends the late Constance Baker Motley, the first African-American woman appointed and confirmed for a federal judgeship and the former chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for her service on the court and her lifelong commitment to civil rights and social justice.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Oct 7, 2005

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

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Official title: A resolution recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York.

Latest action (Oct 7, 2005): Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11333-11334; text as passed Senate: CR S11334; text of measure as introduced: CR S11328)

Policy area: Commemorations · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 7, 2005

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Senate Introduced Oct 7, 2005
Senate Passed Oct 7, 2005

No recorded floor vote found.