US Senators Push to Restore Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill
U.S. Democratic senators, led by Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Van Hollen, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urging the Treasury Department to resume plans to feature abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. The senators cited extensive public engagement and bipartisan support for the redesign, which was originally announced by the Obama administration in 2016 to replace President Andrew Jackson.
Bessent had recently told reporters that the Treasury was not currently pursuing the Tubman redesign, halting a decade‑long effort. The proposed change would have made Tubman the first African American to appear on U.S. paper currency. The senators asked the secretary to explain the decision and to reconsider it without further delay.
The story also notes that a separate Trump‑administration initiative seeks to place former President Donald Trump on a proposed $250 bill, a move that would require congressional authorization. A $1 coin bearing Trump’s image for the United States’ 250th anniversary is already in production, authorized by a 2020 commemorative‑coin law signed by Trump.
Entities: Andrew Jackson · Chris Van Hollen · Harriet Tubman · Jeanne Shaheen · Scott Bessent · United States Treasury
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- [● 4 SOURCES] U.S. Democratic senators urged the Treasury to revive a plan to place Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Some Trump administration officials have sought to put President Donald Trump’s image on a proposed $250 bill. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] A $1 coin bearing President Trump’s image for the United States’ 250th anniversary is in production, authorized by a 2020 commemorative coin law. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] In 2016 the Obama administration announced that Harriet Tubman would replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Treasury Department is not currently planning to put Tubman on the $20 bill. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Harriet Tubman would be the first African American on the face of U.S. paper currency. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Allowing a living person to appear on U.S. currency would require an act of Congress. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] No new person has been put on U.S. paper currency since 1928. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the department was not currently planning to put Tubman on the $20 bill. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] A $1 coin bearing Donald Trump’s image for the United States’ 250th anniversary is in production, authorized by a 2020 commemorative coin law signed by Trump. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] U.S. Democratic senators urged the Treasury Department to revive a plan to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. (all)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Harriet Tubman would have been the first African American on the face of U.S. paper currency. (all)