[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 12 (Thursday, January 21, 2016)]
[Senate]
[Page S161]
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                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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   SENATE RESOLUTION 348--SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO PLACE A WOMAN ON THE 
                     CURRENCY OF THE UNITED STATES

  Mr. LANKFORD submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs:

                              S. Res. 348

       Whereas Andrew Jackson, though a military hero in the War 
     of 1812, as President, instated Federal policies, including 
     the Act of May 28, 1830 (4 Stat. 411, chapter 148) (commonly 
     known as the ``Indian Removal Act''), to remove millions of 
     American Indians from their historic homelands to what is now 
     the State of Oklahoma, which accelerated the settlement of 
     Indian lands across the Great Plains and throughout the West;
       Whereas the removal policies enforced by Andrew Jackson led 
     to the reductions of the homelands, and ultimately the 
     deaths, of thousands of American Indians across the 
     continent;
       Whereas the forced removal of American Indians by Andrew 
     Jackson and the subsequent inhumane settlement of Indian 
     lands represent a major blight on the proud history of the 
     United States; and
       Whereas, beginning prior to the founding of the United 
     States and continuing through the present day, the women of 
     the United States, including American Indian women, have 
     worked without due recognition and should be provided the 
     necessary respect and gratitude by all people of the United 
     States for innumerable contributions to the culture, 
     families, economy, innovation, military, and way of life of 
     the United States: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate supports--
       (1) efforts to recognize the contributions of countless 
     women to the history of the United States by placing a woman 
     on the currency of the United States;
       (2) the removal of Andrew Jackson from the $20 Federal 
     reserve note; and
       (3) the placement of a significant woman from the history 
     of the United States on the $20 Federal reserve note.

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