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106TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 903

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.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

MARCH 2, 1999

Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. BATEMAN, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. SISISKY, Mr.

PICKETT, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. GOODE, Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland,

Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BURR of North Carolina,

Mr. COBLE, Mr. COBURN, Mr. COOK, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. EHRLICH,

Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. HALL of

Texas, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. HORN, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. KASICH, Mrs.

KELLY, Mr. LAZIO, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. METCALF, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr.

NORWOOD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. PITTS, Ms. PRYCE of

Ohio, Mr. RILEY, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. SHIMKUS,

and Mr. WELDON of Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services

A BILL

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.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Liberty Dollar Bill

3 Act’’.

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

5 The Congress finds as follows:

6 (1) Many Americans are unaware of the provi7 sions of the Constitution of the United States, one

8 of the most remarkable and important documents in

9 world history.

10 (2) An abbreviated version of this important

11 document, consisting of the preamble, a list of the

12 Articles, and a list of the Articles of Amendment,

13 could easily be placed on the reverse side of the $1

14 Federal reserve note.

15 (3) The placement of an abbreviated version of

16 the Constitution on the $1 Federal reserve note, a

17 unit of currency used daily by virtually all Ameri18 cans, would serve to remind people of the historical

19 importance of the Constitution and its impact on

20 their lives today.

21 (4) Americans would be reminded by the pre22 amble of the blessings of liberty; by the Articles, of

23 the framework of the Government; and by the Arti24 cles of Amendment, of the historical changes to the

25 document that forms the very core of the American

26 experience.
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1 SEC. 3. REDESIGN OF REVERSE SIDE OF THE $1 BILL.

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5114 of title 31, United

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the follow4 ing new subsection:

5 ‘‘(d) LIBERTY DOLLAR BILLS.—

6 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In addition to the require7 ments of subsection (b) (relating to the inclusion of

8 the inscription ‘In God We Trust’ on all United

9 States currency) and the 8th undesignated para10 graph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act, the

11 design of the reverse side of $1 Federal reserve

12 notes shall incorporate the preamble to the Constitu13 tion of the United States, a list describing the Arti14 cles of the Constitution, and a list describing the Ar15 ticles of Amendment.

16 ‘‘(2) DESIGN.—Subject to paragraph (3), the

17 preamble to the Constitution of the United States

18 and the list describing the Articles of the Constitu19 tion shall appear on the reverse side of the $1 Fed20 eral reserve note in the following format:
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1 ‘‘(3) AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.—The require2 ments of this subsection shall not be construed as—

3 ‘‘(A) prohibiting the inclusion of any other

4 inscriptions or material on the reverse side of

5 the $1 Federal reserve note which the Secretary

6 may determine to be necessary or appropriate;

7 or

8 ‘‘(B) limiting any other authority of the

9 Secretary with regard to the design of the $1

10 Federal reserve note, including the adoption of

11 any design features to deter the counterfeiting

12 of United States currency.’’.

13 (b) DATE OF APPLICATION.—The amendment made

14 by subsection (a) shall apply to $1 Federal reserve notes

15 which are first placed into circulation after December 31,

16 2000.

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