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MS SC565
Concurrent Resolution
Status
Failed
3/29/2017
Primary Sponsor
Deborah Dawkins
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AI Summary
- Urges the United States Department of the Treasury to place a woman's face on American paper currency to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Women's Suffrage Constitutional Amendment in 2020
- Notes that Martha Washington is the only woman (besides Lady Liberty) to appear on American paper currency, on an 1886 silver certificate
- References the "Women on 20's" campaign, which proposes replacing Andrew Jackson's image on the $20 bill with a notable American woman selected through public voting
- Suggests potential replacement candidates including Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Margaret Sanger
- Directs the Mississippi Secretary of State to transmit the resolution to the President, Treasury Secretary, Mississippi's congressional delegation, and the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women
Legislative Description
Urge the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury to place a woman's face on our paper currency in honor of 100th Anniversary of Women's Suffrage.
Last Action
Died In Committee
3/29/2017
Committee Referrals
Rules1/16/2017
Full Bill Text
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