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IN SR0062

Resolution

Status

Prefiled

N/A

Primary Sponsor

James Merritt

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Indiana State Senate urges the United States Secretary of Treasury to select a woman from American history to appear on the face of the twenty dollar bill
  • Resolution anticipates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote
  • Notes that while Susan B. Anthony appears on the silver one-dollar coin and Sacagawea on the gold-colored dollar, no woman is currently depicted on any widely used currency
  • Designating a woman on the twenty dollar bill would recognize women's contributions to American history and serve as a symbolic initiative to promote gender equality nationally
  • Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit a copy of the resolution to the United States Secretary of Treasury

Legislative Description

A SENATE RESOLUTION urging the United States Secretary of Treasury to select a woman from American history to appear on the face of the twenty dollar bill

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