NJ AR116

New Jersey Assembly Resolution 116 urges the U.S. Department of Treasury to place Harriet Tubman's likeness on the $20 bill without delay, as current plans have been postponed until at least 2030.

Tubman served as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, personally leading 70 enslaved people to freedom from Maryland and providing instruction that helped 70 more escape independently.

During the Civil War, Tubman worked as a spy, nurse, and cook for the Union Army, becoming the first woman in U.S. history to lead an armed military operation during the June 1, 1863 Combahee Ferry Raid, which freed more than 700 enslaved people.

Tubman had ties to New Jersey, working as a cook in Cape May to fund her abolitionist work and helping settle freed slaves in the area.

Copies of the resolution will be sent to the President, Secretary of the Treasury, Congressional leadership, and all New Jersey members of Congress.