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MS SC537

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Failed

3/28/2018

Primary Sponsor

Deborah Dawkins

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Origin

Senate

2018 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the U.S. 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 (excluding Lady Liberty) to appear on U.S. paper currency, appearing on an 1886 silver certificate

  • References the "Women On 20s" website initiative proposing to replace Andrew Jackson's image on the $20 bill with a notable woman in American history, with suggested candidates including Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton

  • Directs the Secretary of State to transmit the resolution to the President, Treasury Secretary, Mississippi's congressional delegation, the Mississippi Commission on the Status of Women, and the Capitol Press Corps

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

3/28/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules1/15/2018

Full Bill Text

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