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Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: May 21, 2019 Introduced by: Blackburn, Marsha Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov
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Jun 4, 2019
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3197-3198)
Jun 4, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3197-3198)
Jun 4, 2019
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3197-3198)
Jun 4, 2019
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3197-3198)
Apr 30, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 251 Barrasso, John To add Esther Hobart Morris to a list of suffrage activists. Agreed to Jun 4, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 400,000 $1 silver coins that are emblematic of the women who played a vital role in rallying support for the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

(Sec. 5) Such coins may be issued during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020.

(Sec. 7) All surcharges received from the sales of such coins shall be paid to the American Women's History Initiative of the Smithsonian Institution.

What's happening now June 5, 2019

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2423 Identical bill Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 59
All 59 Democratic 24 Republican 32 Independent 2
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Oct 31, 2019
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 23, 2019
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 23, 2019
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · May 22, 2019
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Bennet, Michael F.
Colorado · May 22, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · May 22, 2019
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 22, 2019
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 22, 2019
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Scott, Rick
Florida · May 22, 2019
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Young, Todd
Indiana · May 22, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · May 21, 2019
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 21, 2019
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Daines, Steve
Montana · May 21, 2019
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 21, 2019
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · May 21, 2019
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Kaine, Tim
Virginia · May 21, 2019
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · May 21, 2019
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Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · May 21, 2019
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · May 21, 2019
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 21, 2019
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Thune, John
South Dakota · May 21, 2019
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 21, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · May 20, 2019
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · May 20, 2019
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 20, 2019
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · May 20, 2019
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 20, 2019
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Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · May 16, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · May 16, 2019
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · May 16, 2019
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · May 16, 2019
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 16, 2019
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · May 16, 2019
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Sullivan, Dan
Alaska · May 16, 2019
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · May 16, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · May 15, 2019
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King, Angus S., Jr.
Maine · May 15, 2019
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 15, 2019
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 13, 2019
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 30, 2019
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Apr 30, 2019
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 30, 2019
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Apr 30, 2019
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Cortez Masto, Catherine
Nevada · Apr 30, 2019
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Apr 30, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Apr 30, 2019
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Apr 30, 2019
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Apr 30, 2019
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Apr 30, 2019
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1235: Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1235/
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