,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aibc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #bg1 #bjai,ms4
 ,lee of ,california 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,gonzalez of ,ohio7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,financial ,services  
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ca1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to require the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury to mint and issue     
quarter dollars in commemoration of the 
,nineteenth ,amendment1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,women's ,history   
and ,nineteenth ,amendment ,centennial  
,quarter ,dollar ,coin ,program ,act4   
#b4 ,findings ,congress finds the       
following3  7#a7 ,the tireless and      
passionate efforts of the suffragists1  
their supporters1 and other stakeholders
 contributed to the movement to grant   
and protect the right of all women to   
vote4  7#b7 ,on ,august #bf1 #aibj1     
after a long campaign by suffragists    
across the country1 the ,united ,states 

,constitution was amended with the #aith
 ,amendment1 granting women the right to
 vote4  7#c7 ,on ,june #bd1 #aibd1 all  
,native ,americans were granted         
citizenship1 and by extension the right 
to vote4  7#d7 ,in #aidh1 the legal     
victories of ,native ,american veterans 
granted protections for the right of all
 ,native men and women to vote4  7#e7   
,on ,june #bg1 #aieb1 the ,immigration  
and ,nationality ,act of #aieb was      
enacted1 granting citizenship to all    
individuals of ,asian descent1 and by   
extension1 the right to vote4  7#f7     
,enactment of the ,voting ,rights ,act  
of #aife on ,august #f1 #aife1 granted  
,black women protections to overcome the
 legal barriers that prevented many from
 exercising their right to vote even    
though all ,blacks had been granted     
citizenship in #ahfh with ratification  
of the #adth ,amendment4  7#g7 ,on      
,august #f1 #aige1 the amendments to the
 reauthorization of the ,voting ,rights 
,act of #aife removed language barriers 

to mitigate discrimination against      
,hispanic1 ,asian1 and ,native ,american
 voters4  7#h7 ,it was not until ,march 
#bi1 #aifa1 when the #bcrd ,amendment   
passed that women in ,washington1 ,,dc1 
were allowed to vote in all elections4  
7#i7 ,women's history and the movement  
for women's rights that the suffragists 
began extends beyond ratification of the
 ,nineteenth ,amendment4  7#aj7 ,august 
#bf1 #bjbj1 marks the centennial of the 
day that women were granted the right to
 vote in ,america4  #c4 ,issuance of    
coins commemorating the ,nineteenth     
,amendment  7a7 ,amendment to national  
sites quarter dollar program ,subsection
 7t7 of section #eaab of title #ca1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7
 in paragraph 7#a77;,a71 by striking    
,notwithstanding the fourth sentence of 
subsection 7d77#a7 and subsection       
7d77#b7 and inserting ,subject to       
paragraph 7#h71 and notwithstanding the 
fourth sentence of subsection 7d77#a7   
and subsection 7d77#b72  7#b7 by        

striking paragraph 7#g7 and inserting   
the following3  7#g7 ,period of issuance
 ,subject to paragraph 7#b71 the program
 established under this subsection shall
 continue in effect until a national    
site in each ,state has been honored and
 shall terminate not later than ,march  
#ca1 #bjba4  2 and  7#c7 by striking    
paragraph 7#h7 and inserting the        
following3  7#h7 ,designs starting on   
,january #a1 #bjba  7,a7 ,transition    
period ,the design of the quarter dollar
 from ,january #a1 #bjba1 to ,march #ca1
 #bjba1 shall be as follows3  7i7 ,on   
,january #a1 #bjba1 the design shall be 
the final design of the national sites  
program established by this subsection4 
7ii7 ,on a date selected by the         
,secretary that is not earlier than     
,january #ae1 #bjba1 and not later than 
,march #ca1 #bjba1 the design shall be  
the first design selected pursuant to   
the program described in subsection 7x74
  7,b7 ,design after end of program ,as 
of ,april #a1 #bjba1 the design of the  

quarter dollar shall be in accordance   
with subsection 7x74  4  7b7 ,issuance  
of coins commemorating the ,nineteenth  
,amendment ,section #eaab of title #ca1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3  7x7   
,redesign and issuance of quarter       
dollars commemorating the ratification  
of the ,nineteenth ,amendment  7#a7     
,redesign beginning in #bjba            
,notwithstanding the fourth sentence of 
subsection 7d77#a7 and subsection       
7d77#b71 quarter dollars issued during  
the period beginning on the date        
described in subsection 7t77#h77;,a77ii7
 and ending on the date described in    
paragraph 7#h7 shall have designs on the
 reverse selected in accordance with    
this subsection4  7#b7 ,nineteenth      
,amendment quarter dollar design        
requirements  7,a7 ,flexibility with    
regard to placement of inscriptions     
,notwithstanding subsection 7d77#a71 the
 ,secretary may select a design for     
quarter dollars described in paragraph  

7#a7 in which--  7i7 the inscription    
described in the second sentence of     
subsection 7d77#a7 appears on the       
reverse side of any such quarter        
dollars2 and  7ii7 any inscription      
described in the third sentence of      
subsection 7d77#a7 or the designation of
 the value of the coin appears on the   
obverse side of any such quarter        
dollars4  7,b7 ,single prominent        
,american woman ,notwithstanding        
subsection 7d77#a71 the design on the   
reverse of each coin issued under this  
subsection shall-- 7i7 be emblematic of 
the accomplishments and contributions of
 a prominent woman who was a resident of
 a ,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1  
or a territory2  7ii7 bear the name of  
the prominent woman and the ,state1     
,district of ,columbia1 or territory2   
and  7iii7 bear other appropriate       
inscriptions4  7#c7 ,issuance of coins  
during each year  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
designs for the quarter dollar coins    
issued during each year of the period   

referred to in paragraph 7#a7 shall be  
emblematic of the accomplishments and   
contributions of a prominent woman from 
a maximum of #e ,states1 the ,district  
of ,columbia1 or territories4  7,b7     
,order of issuance ,the quarter dollar  
coins issued during each year of the    
period referred to in paragraph 7#a7    
shall be issued in alphabetical order of
 the area represented1 starting with    
,alabama4  7,c7 ,number of each of coin 
designs in each year ,the ,secretary    
shall prescribe the number of quarter   
dollars which shall be issued with each 
of the designs selected for each year4  
7#d7 ,selection of design  7,a7 ,in     
general ,each of the designs required   
under this subsection for quarter dollar
 coins shall--  7i7 be determined by the
 ,secretary after consultation with the 
,commission of ,fine ,arts2  7ii7 be    
reviewed by the ,citizens ,coinage      
,advisory ,committee2 and  7iii7 honor  
or commemorate a woman who has made     
significant contributions to the lives  

of individuals of the applicable ,state1
 the ,district of ,columbia1 or         
territory4  7,b7 ,selection and approval
 process ,designs for quarter dollars   
may be submitted in accordance with the 
design selection and approval process   
developed by the ,secretary4  7,c7      
,participation ,the ,secretary shall    
include in design development1 to the   
greatest extent practicable1 input by-- 
7i7 the chief executive of the          
applicable ,state1 ,district of         
,columbia1 or territory2  7ii7 engravers
 of the ,united ,states ,mint2  7iii7   
members of the general public from      
groups or organizations that are        
pursuing a mission focused on increasing
 the inclusion of women or improving the
 quality of life for women2 and  7iv7   
women's groups and organizations within 
the applicable ,state1 the ,district of 
,columbia1 or territory being           
commemorated that are pursuing a mission
 focused on increasing the inclusion of 
women1 or improving the quality of life 

for women4  7,d7 ,standards ,because it 
is important that the ,nation's coinage 
and currency bear dignified designs of  
which the citizens of the ,united       
,states can be proud1 the ,secretary    
shall not select any frivolous or       
inappropriate design for any coin minted
 under this subsection4  7,e7           
,prohibition on certain representations 
,the design of any quarter dollar under 
this subsection may not include-- 7i7 a 
head and shoulders portrait or bust of  
any person1 living or dead2  7ii7 a     
portrait of a living person2 or  7iii7 a
 depiction of an individual in a size   
such that the coin could be considered  
to be a #b-;headed coin4  7,f7 ,release 
of designs ,not later than ,december    
#ca1 #bjbj1 the ,secretary shall        
identify the first #e women to be       
honored4  7#e7 ,treatment as numismatic 
items ,for purposes of sections #eacd   
and #eacf1 all coins described under    
this subsection shall be considered to  
be numismatic items4  7#f7 ,issuance    

7,a7 ,quality of coins ,the ,secretary  
may mint and issue such number of       
quarter dollars of each design selected 
under paragraph 7#d7 in uncirculated and
 proof qualities as the ,secretary      
determines to be appropriate4  7,b7     
,silver coins ,notwithstanding          
subsection 7b71 the ,secretary may mint 
and issue such number of quarter dollars
 of each design selected under paragraph
 7#d7 as the ,secretary determines to be
 appropriate1 with a content of not less
 than #ij percent silver4  7#g7         
,application in event of the admission  
of additional ,state ,if any additional 
,state is admitted into the ,union      
before the termination date described in
 paragraph 7#h71 the ,secretary may     
issue quarter dollar coins1 in          
accordance with this subsection1 with a 
design which is emblematic of such      
,state during any #a year of the period 
described in paragraph 7#a71 in addition
 to the quarter dollar coins issued     
during such year in accordance with     

paragraph 7#c77;,a74  7#h7 ,termination 
date ,the authority to mint quarter     
dollar coins pursuant to this subsection
 shall terminate on ,december #ca of the
 year in which the final ,state or      
territory has been commemorated with a  
design pursuant to paragraph 7#c74  7#i7
 ,designs after end of program ,on the  
first day of the year following the year
 of the date described in paragraph     
7#h7-- 7,a7 the design on the obverse of
 the quarter dollar shall revert to the 
same design containing an image of      
,president ,washington in effect for the
 quarter dollar before the institution  
of the #ej-,state quarter dollar        
program2 and  7,b7 notwithstanding the  
fourth sentence of subsection 7d77#a71  
the design on the reverse of the quarter
 dollar shall contain an image of       
,general ,washington crossing the       
,delaware ,river prior to the ,battle of
 ,trenton4  7#aj7 ,definitions ,in this 
subsection3  7,a7 ,the term territory   
means the ,commonwealth of ,puerto      

,rico1 ,guam1 ,american ,samoa1 the     
,united ,states ,virgin ,islands1 and   
the ,commonwealth of the ,northern      
,mariana ,islands4  7,b7 ,the term      
resident1 with respect to a ,state1 the 
,district of ,columbia1 or a territory1 
means that a woman resided in such      
,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or  
such territory for a period of at least 
#a consecutive year4  7y7 ,silver       
bullion investment product  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary shall strike and
 make available for sale such number of 
bullion coins as the ,secretary         
determines to be appropriate that are   
exact duplicates of the quarter dollars 
issued under subsection 7x71 each of    
which shall-- 7,a7 have a diameter of   
#c4j inches and weigh #e4j ounces2  7,b7
 contain 4#iii fine silver2  7,c7 have  
incused into the edge the fineness and  
weight of the bullion coin2  7,d7 bear  
an inscription of the denomination of   
such coin1 which shall be quarter       
dollar2 and  7,e7 not be minted or      

issued by the ,united ,states ,mint as  
so-called fractional bullion coins or in
 any size other than the size described 
in subparagraph 7,a74  7#b7             
,availability for sale ,bullion coins   
minted under paragraph 7#a7 shall become
 available for sale no sooner than the  
first day of the calendar year in which 
the circulating quarter dollar coins of 
which such bullion coins are a duplicate
 are issued4  4  #d4 ,collection and    
,recognition ,program  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than ,april #a1 #bjbj1 the   
,secretary of the ,treasury shall       
initiate a program to promote the       
collection of1 and recognition of the   
subjects of1 the coins authorized under 
the amendments made by this ,act4  7b7  
,study required ,the ,secretary shall   
conduct a study on the progress of the  
program described in subsection 7a74    
7c7 ,report ,the ,secretary shall submit
 a report to the ,congress on the       
results of the study conducted pursuant 
to subsection 7b74