Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2015

Bill: 114-hr-2610
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
Introduced: 2015-06-02
Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
Subjects: Currency

Racial and ethnic relations

U.S. history

Women's rights
Latest action: action_date: 2015-06-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-06-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2015</b> - </p> <p>This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to require the Department of the Treasury to designate a denomination of federal reserve note and ensure that each such denomination printed after December 31, 2017, bears the likeness of Harriet Tubman.</p>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2610 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 2, 2015 Mr. Katko (for himself, Mr. Cummings , Mr. Gibson , Mr. Hurd of Texas , Miss Rice of New York , Mr. Buck , Ms. Graham , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , and Ms. McSally ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign Federal reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2015 . 2. Likeness of Harriet Tubman required to be included on the face of Federal reserve notes The 8th undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act ( 12 U.S.C. 418 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The Secretary of the Treasury shall designate one of the foregoing denominations and shall ensure that the face of all Federal reserve notes of that denomination printed after December 31, 2017, shall bear the likeness of Harriet Tubman. .