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HI HR192

Resolution

Status

Passed

4/2/2019

Primary Sponsor

Chris Lee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the U.S. Treasury to expedite the redesign of $5, $10, and $20 banknotes to include Harriet Tubman and other female and civil rights leaders by 2020, fulfilling a 2016 commitment by Treasury Secretary Jacob L. Lew.

  • Requests the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and Federal Reserve authorize continued work on currency designs with an aim to unveil them during the centennial year of women's suffrage in 2020.

  • Calls for streamlined implementation of new Federal Reserve notes to allow introduction into public use within the next decade as a statement of American values.

  • Directs certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President, Treasury Secretary, Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Chair of the Federal Reserve, and Hawaii's congressional delegation.

Legislative Description

Urging The United States Department Of The Treasury To Maintain The Original Timeline To Introduce Harriet Tubman And Other Female And Civil Rights Leaders Onto United States Currency By 2020 To Celebrate One Hundred Years Of Women's Suffrage.

United States Department of Treasury redesign of U.S. currency to include Harriett Tubman and other women's and civil rights lea

Last Action

Resolution adopted in final form.

4/2/2019

Committee Referrals

Judiciary3/14/2019

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