,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdbg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjai,ms4 ,cortez ,masto 7for herself   
and ,mrs4 ,fischer7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,banking1
 ,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,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 
#aith ,amendment to the ,constitution of
 the ,united ,states1 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 ,constitution of
 the ,united ,states was amended by     
means of the #aith ,amendment1 which    
granted women the right to vote4  7#c7  
,on ,june #bd1 #aibd1 all ,native       
,americans were granted citizenship and1
 by extension1 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 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et
 seq47 was enacted1 which granted       
citizenship to all individuals of ,asian
 descent and1 by extension1 the right to
 vote4  7#f7 ,enactment of the ,voting  
,rights ,act of #aife 7#eb ,u4,s4,c4    
#ajcja et seq47 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          
,amendment to the ,constitution of the  
,united ,states4  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 ,women's history and the 
movement for women's rights that the    
suffragists began extends beyond        
ratification of the #aith ,amendment to 
the ,constitution of the ,united        
,states4  7#i7 ,august #bf1 #bjbj1 marks
 the centennial of the day that women   
were granted the right to vote in the   
,united ,states4  #c4 ,issuance of coins
 commemorating the ,nineteenth          
,amendment  7a7 ,amendment to national  
sites quarter dollar program ,section   
#eaab7t7 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 the earlier of--  7,a7 the 
date on which a national site in each   
,state has been honored2 or  7,b7 ,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
 during the period beginning on ,january
 #a1 #bjba1 and ending on ,december #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 

,december #ca1 #bjba1 the design shall  
be the first design selected pursuant to
 the program established under          
subsection 7x74  7,b7 ,design after end 
of program ,beginning on ,august #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 selected under 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 each such quarter       
dollar2 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 each such quarter       
dollar4  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 selected under      
clause 7i7 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 described in         
paragraph 7#a7 shall be emblematic of 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   
described 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 
that 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--  7,i7 submission of a
 recommendation from the chief executive

 of the applicable ,state1 the ,district
 of ,columbia1 or territory being       
commemorated2 and  7,,ii7 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 artists from the ,states1 the      
,district of ,columbia1 and territories2
  7iii7 engravers of the ,united ,states
 ,mint2  7iv7 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  7v7 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 women or improving the
 quality of life for women4  7,d7       
,standards ,because it is important that
 the coinage and currency of the ,united
 ,states bear dignified designs of which
 the citizens of the ,united ,states can
 be proud1 the ,secretary may 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 ,august #ca1 
#bjbj1 the ,secretary shall identify the
 first #e women to be honored under this
 subsection4  7#e7 ,treatment as        
numismatic items ,for purposes of       
sections #eacd and #eacf1 all coins     
minted 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 that 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 that year in accordance with     
paragraph 7#c77;,a74  7#h7 ,termination 
date ,the authority to issue quarter    
dollar coins under 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 ,resident ,the term    
resident1 with respect to a ,state1 the 
,district of ,columbia1 or a territory1 
means that a woman resided in that      
,state1 the ,district of ,columbia1 or  
that territory for a period of not less 
than #a consecutive year4  7,b7         
,territory ,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  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--  7,a7     
shall become available for sale not     
earlier than the first day of the       
calendar year in which the circulating  
quarter dollar coins of which such      
bullion coins are a duplicate are       
issued2 and  7,b7 may only be available 
for sale during the year in which such  
circulating quarter dollar coins are    

issued4  4  #d4 ,collection and         
,recognition ,program  7a7 ,in general  
,not later than ,december #a1 #bjai1 the
 ,secretary of the ,treasury 7referred  
to in this section as the ,secretary7   
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 ,not later than ,march #a1  
#bjbc1 the ,secretary shall submit to   
,congress a report on the results of the
 study conducted under subsection 7b74