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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from entering into a treaty or other international agreement that would provide for the United States to…

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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from entering into a treaty or other international agreement that would provide for the United States to adopt as legal tender in the United States a currency issued by an entity other than the United States.

Introduced: March 25, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Mar 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Constitutional Amendment - Prohibits the President from entering into a treaty or other international agreement that would provide for the United States to adopt as legal U.S. tender a currency issued by an entity other than the United States.

What's happening now April 27, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
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Calvert, Ken
California · Aug 10, 2010
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 25, 2009
Fallin, Mary
· Mar 25, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 25, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Mar 25, 2009
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Mar 25, 2009
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 25, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 41: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from entering into a treaty or other international agreement that would provide for the United States to adopt as legal tender in the United States a currency issued by an entity other than the United States.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-41/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 41: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from entering into a treaty or other international agreement that would provide for the United States to adopt as legal tender in the United States a currency issued by an entity other than the United States.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-41/.
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H.J. Res. 41, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-41/.
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[H.J. Res. 41: Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the President from entering into a treaty or other international agreement that would provide for the United States to adopt as legal tender in the United States a currency issued by an entity other than the United States.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HJRES-41/)
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