Woman on the Twenty Act
Latest action · Apr 30, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 25
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2015 to Sep 8, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | May 8, 2015 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Jun 12, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-OH | Marcia L. Fudge | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 17, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jun 18, 2015 | |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Jun 23, 2015 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Jul 27, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jul 29, 2015 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 8, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 8, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Apr 30, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
- Apr 30, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H4388 | Joyce Beatty D-OH | Jun 16, 2015 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 64, April 30, 2015, page H2771.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Woman on the Twenty Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 30, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
