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Harriet Tubman Currency Tribute Act of 2015

S. 1720 · 114th Congress · Jul 8, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign $10 Federal reserve notes so as to include a likeness of Harriet Tubman, and for other purposes.

Section 1 Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Harriet Tubman Currency Tribute Act of 2015”.

Sec. 2 Likeness of Harriet Tubman required to be included on the face of $10 Federal reserve notes

The eighth undesignated paragraph of section 16 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 418) is amended by adding at the end the following: “The Secretary of the Treasury shall ensure that the face of all $10 Federal reserve notes printed after December 31, 2020, shall bear the likeness of Harriet Tubman.”.