United States 116th Congress Status: Passed Senate 1 R cosponsors

S 1235 — Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

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    Passed House
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Summary

Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 400,000 $1 silver coins that are emblematic of the women who played a vital role in rallying support for the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Sec. 5) Such coins may be issued during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020. (Sec. 7) All surcharges received from the sales of such coins shall be paid to the American Women's History Initiative of the Smithsonian Institution.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

10 added · 17 removed

Plain-language change summary

The new version of the bill includes the names of individuals and a statement about their efforts to secure women's voting rights, which were not present in the earlier version. Additionally, the introductory information about the bill's introduction and its referral to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs has been removed. This change highlights the historical context of the women's suffrage movement while streamlining the bill's presentation by omitting procedural details.

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1235 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1235 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1235 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, giving women in the United States the right to vote.
1235 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, giving women in the United States the right to vote.
_______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 30, 2019 Mrs.
Blackburn (for herself, Mrs.
Gillibrand, Ms.
Baldwin, Ms.
Cantwell, Mrs.
Capito, Ms.
Collins, Ms.
Cortez Masto, Ms.
Duckworth, Ms.
Ernst, Mrs.
Feinstein, Mrs.
Fischer, Ms.
Harris, Ms.
Hassan, Ms.
Hirono, Mrs.
Hyde-Smith, Ms.
Klobuchar, Ms.
McSally, Ms.
Murkowski, Mrs.
Murray, Ms.
Rosen, Mrs.
Shaheen, Ms.
Sinema, Ms.
Smith, Ms.
Stabenow, and Ms.
Warren) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, giving women in the United States the right to vote.
Wells, Jovita Idar, Inez Millholland, Mary Church Terrell, Anne Dallas Dudley, Carrie Chapman Cat, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, and many others, conducted over 900 local, State, and Federal campaigns over a 72-year time span to win women the right to vote.
Wells, Jovita Idar, Inez Millholland, Mary Church Terrell, Anne Dallas Dudley, Carrie Chapman Cat, Alice Paul, Lucy Burns, Esther Hobart Morris, and many others, conducted over 900 local, State, and Federal campaigns over a 72-year time span to win women the right to vote.
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Passed the Senate June 4, 2019.
Attest:
Secretary.
116th CONGRESS 1st Session S.
1235 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, giving women in the United States the right to vote.
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Action History

  1. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  2. Received in the House.

  3. Held at the desk.

  4. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3197-3198)

  5. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3197-3198)

  6. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S3197-3198)

  7. Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S3197-3198)

  8. Introduced in Senate

  9. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 1235 do?
Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 400,000 $1 silver coins that are emblematic of the women who played a vital role in rallying support for the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. (Sec. 5) Such coins may be issued during the period beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on December 31, 2020. (Sec. 7) All surcharges received from the sales of such coins shall be paid to the American Women's History Initiative of the Smithsonian Institution.
Who sponsors S 1235?
S 1235 is sponsored by Blackburn, Marsha (Republican).
What is the current status of S 1235?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track S 1235?
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