Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
The bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that the face of all $20 Federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 2030, bear a likeness of Harriet Tubman. The Secretary may delay implementation up to two years if, after consultation with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Board of Governors, and the Secret Service, issuing the notes would pose an unacceptable counterfeiting or economic risk, with notice to relevant congressional committees.
Liberal emphasizes representation and historical redress
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly and narrowly mandates a statutory redesign of $20 Federal reserve notes by a specific date and includes a limited, well-defined exception process involving interagency consultation and congressional notification.
The bill requires the Secretary of the Treasury to ensure that the face of all $20 Federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 2030, bear a likeness of Harriet Tubman.
The Secretary may delay implementation up to two years if, after consultation with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, the Board of Governors, and the Secret Service, issuing the notes would pose an unacceptable counterfeiting or economic risk, with notice to relevant congressional committees.
Narrow administrative change lowers technical barriers, but symbolic controversy and need for broader Senate support reduce overall likelihood.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly and narrowly mandates a statutory redesign of $20 Federal reserve notes by a specific date and includes a limited, well-defined exception process involving interagency consultation and congressional notification. It integrates with the Federal Reserve Act and identifies key implementing entities.
Liberal emphasizes representation and historical redress
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Liberal emphasizes representation and historical redress
Likely strongly supportive as a corrective, symbolic recognition of Black history and anti-slavery leadership.
Views the redesign as overdue public-education and representation policy, while accepting limited technical delays for security.
Generally favorable but pragmatic: supports honoring Tubman while emphasizing clear security, cost, and timeline management.
Wants transparent reporting, reasoned cost estimates, and procedural safeguards against fraud or needless delay.
Likely skeptical or opposed, viewing the bill as politicizing currency and imposing costs.
Concerns will center on replacing historical figures, federal overreach, and precedent for redesigning legal tender for symbolic reasons.
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Narrow administrative change lowers technical barriers, but symbolic controversy and need for broader Senate support reduce overall likelihood.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberal emphasizes representation and historical redress
Narrow administrative change lowers technical barriers, but symbolic controversy and need for broader Senate support reduce overall likelih…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill clearly and narrowly mandates a statutory redesign of $20 Federal reserve notes by a specific date and includes a limited, well-defined exception process involving in…
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