US SB2427 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on August 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on August 1 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-08-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue quarter-dollar coins in commemoration of the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment granting women the right to vote. The design on the reverse of each coin shall be emblematic of the accomplishments and contributions of a prominent woman who was a resident of a state, the District of Columbia, or a U.S. territory. Such coins shall be issued in alphabetical order of the area represented, starting with the state of Alabama. Treasury shall initiate a program to promote collection of the coins and recognition of their subjects, and strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are the exact duplicates of the coins.
Title
Women’s History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act
Sponsors
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto [D-NV] | Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE] | Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS] | Sen. Tina Smith [D-MN] |
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith [R-MS] | Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV] | Sen. Martha McSally [R-AZ] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] |
Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL] | Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA] | Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI] | Sen. Margaret Hassan [D-NH] |
Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-08-01 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Same As/Similar To
HB1923 (Related) 2021-01-13 - Became Public Law No: 116-330.
Subjects
Congressional oversight
Currency
Finance and financial sector
Government studies and investigations
U.S. history
Voting rights
Women's rights
Currency
Finance and financial sector
Government studies and investigations
U.S. history
Voting rights
Women's rights
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/2427/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s2427/BILLS-116s2427is.pdf |