HRES 122 105th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Blind Counterfeiting Crime and Law Enforcement Disabled Economics and Public Finance Money Security measures

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding tactile currency for the blind and visually impaired.

Introduced: April 17, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (House)

Nov 8, 1997

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Nov 8, 1997

On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Nov 8, 1997

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution Agreed to by voice vote.

Nov 8, 1997

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

Nov 8, 1997

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10371-10372)

Nov 8, 1997

Mr. Baker moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution.

Apr 25, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

Apr 17, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

Apr 17, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E709-710)

Apr 17, 1997

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that the House of Representatives: (1) endorses the efforts of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to upgrade the currency for security reasons; and (2) strongly encourages the Secretary of the Treasury and the Bureau to incorporate cost-effective, tactile features into the design changes, thereby including the blind and visually impaired community in independent currency usage.

What's happening now November 8, 1997

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 2 versions

Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Domestic and International Monetary Policy Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Financial Services Committee
Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 4

Norton, Eleanor Holmes

District of Columbia · Apr 24, 1997

Sanders, Bernard

Vermont · Apr 24, 1997

Schumer, Charles E.

New York · Apr 17, 1997

Smith, Christopher H.

New Jersey · Apr 17, 1997

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