[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2417 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2417

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the inscription ``In 
God We Trust'' to appear on a face of the $1 coins honoring each of the 
                    Presidents of the United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 5, 2007

Mr. Brownback (for himself and Mr. Byrd) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
                           and Urban Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the inscription ``In 
God We Trust'' to appear on a face of the $1 coins honoring each of the 
                    Presidents of the United States.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. INSCRIPTION MOVED FROM EDGE TO FACE OF COIN.

    (a) In General.--Section 5112(n)(2) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
                    (A) by striking ``inscriptions'' and inserting 
                ``inscription''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and `In God We Trust'''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(F) Inscription of `in god we trust'.--The design 
                on the obverse or the reverse shall bear the 
                inscription `In God We Trust'.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5112(r)(2) of title 31, United 
States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (C)(i)--
                    (A) by striking ``inscriptions'' and inserting 
                ``inscription''; and
                    (B) by striking ``and `In God We Trust'''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                    ``(E) Inscription of `in god we trust'.--The design 
                on the obverse or the reverse shall bear the 
                inscription `In God We Trust'.''.
    (c) Effective Date.--The change required by the amendments made by 
subsections (a) and (b) shall be put into effect by the Secretary of 
the Treasury as soon as is practicable after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
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