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HR 903 106th Congress House

Liberty Dollar Bill Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the $1 bill so as to incorporate the preamble to the Constitution of the United States, a list describing … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the $1 bill so as to incorporate the preamble to the Constitution of the United States, a list describing the Articles of the Constitution, and a list describing the Articles of Amendment, on the reverse side of such currency.

Introduced: March 2, 1999 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 4, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E652)
Mar 18, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Mar 2, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E313)
Mar 2, 1999
Introduced in House
Mar 2, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
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 Latest action May 4, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E652)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Liberty Dollar Bill Act - Amends Federal law to mandate that the design of the reverse side of $1 Federal reserve notes incorporate: (1) the preamble to the Constitution; (2) a list describing the Articles of the Constitution; and (3) a list describing the Articles of Amendment. Prescribes the design format.

States that such requirements do not limit the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) include other inscriptions or material on the reverse side of $1 bills; or (2) adopt other design features to deter counterfeiting of currency.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Democratic 1 Republican 4
GEPHARDT, RICHARD
· Feb 10, 2000
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 24, 1999
COLLINS, MAC
· May 5, 1999
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 5, 1999
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 5, 1999
BALLENGER, CASS
· Apr 26, 1999
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 19, 1999
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Apr 19, 1999
OSE, DOUG
· Apr 19, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 19, 1999
COMBEST, LARRY
· Mar 3, 1999
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 3, 1999
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Mar 3, 1999
Burr, Richard
· Mar 2, 1999
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 2, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 903: Liberty Dollar Bill Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-903/
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"H.R. 903: Liberty Dollar Bill Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-903/.
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H.R. 903, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-903/.
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