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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 24, 2001
Liberty Dollar Bill Act - Amends Federal law to require that the design of the reverse side of one-dollar Federal reserve notes incorporate: (1) the preamble to the Constitution; (2) a list of the Articles of the Constitution; and (3) a list of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.States that such requirements do not limit the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) include other inscriptions or material on the reverse side of such notes; or (2) adopt other design features to deter counterfeiting of currency.
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Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] · R–VA
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8125-8126)
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8124-8125)
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