S. 1235: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-04-30 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Held at the desk.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-04-30 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Plain 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.

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Official text

Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] · 85 cosponsors

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Patty Murray (D-WA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tina Smith (D-MN), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), John Hoeven (R-ND), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jerry Moran (R-KS), John Cornyn (R-TX), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), James E. Risch (R-ID), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Tim Scott (R-SC), James Lankford (R-OK), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Steve Daines (R-MT), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Tim Kaine (D-VA), John Kennedy (R-LA) and 25 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] reported raising $3.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1235.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s1235 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116