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HR 2147 114th Congress House

Woman on the Twenty Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to convene a panel of citizens to make a recommendation to the Secretary regarding featuring the likeness of a woman o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to convene a panel of citizens to make a recommendation to the Secretary regarding featuring the likeness of a woman on the twenty dollar bill, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 16, 2015 Introduced by: Beatty, Joyce Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Apr 30, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 30, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 30, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Woman on the Twenty Act

This bill instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to convene a panel of private citizens to: (1) analyze public input regarding suggestions for the likeness of a woman to appear on the $20 Federal Reserve note; and (2) report to Congress the panel's recommendations and a determination as to whether the likeness of a woman shall appear on the $20 Federal Reserve note.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 8, 2015
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 27, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jun 23, 2015
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jun 17, 2015
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Jun 17, 2015
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jun 17, 2015
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Jun 16, 2015
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jun 16, 2015
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 12, 2015
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · May 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2147: Woman on the Twenty Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2147/
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"H.R. 2147: Woman on the Twenty Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2147/.
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H.R. 2147, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2147/.
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