Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2015
Latest action · Jun 2, 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.
- IntroducedJun 2, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2015 -
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.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 2, 2015 to Dec 8, 2016; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Christopher P. Gibson | Original | Jun 2, 2015 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jun 2, 2015 |
| D-FL | Gwen Graham | Original | Jun 2, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | Jun 2, 2015 |
| R-CO | Ken Buck | Original | Jun 2, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Original | Jun 2, 2015 |
| R-IN | Susan W. Brooks | Original | Jun 2, 2015 |
| R-TX | Will Hurd | Original | Jun 2, 2015 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Jun 9, 2015 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 16, 2015 | |
| R-VA | Barbara Comstock | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| R-NY | Tom Reed | Jun 19, 2015 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Jul 8, 2015 | |
| R-IA | David Young | Jul 5, 2016 | |
| D-MD | John K. Delaney | Dec 8, 2016 |
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 Jun 2, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 2, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 2, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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. 87, June 2, 2015, page H3758.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1508 | Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jun 4, 2015 |
| S 1633 | Celebrating the First Woman in Congress Currency Act | Related bill | Jun 18, 2015 |
| S 1720 | Harriet Tubman Currency Tribute Act of 2015 | Related bill | Jul 8, 2015 |
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 redesign Federal reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Harriet Tubman Tribute Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 2, 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.
