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1999 SESSION
989090272WHEREAS, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States grants to the Congress the power to coin money; and
WHEREAS, many Americans are unaware of the provisions of the Constitution, one of the most remarkable and important documents in world history; and
WHEREAS, an abbreviated version of this essential document, consisting of the
Preamble [ , a list of the articles, and a list of the amendments, and the Bill
of Rights ] could easily be placed on the reverse of the one-dollar bill; and
WHEREAS, placing the [ Constitution Preamble and the Bill of Rights ] on the
one-dollar bill, a unit of currency used daily by virtually all Americans, would serve to
remind the people of the historical importance of the Constitution and its impact on their
lives today; and
WHEREAS, Americans would be reminded by the Preamble of the blessings of
liberty [ ; by the articles, of the framework of the government; ] and by the
amendments of the historical changes to the document that forms the very core of the
American experience; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the Congress of
the United States be urged to direct that the United States one-dollar bill be
redesigned to [ incorporate a condensed version place the Preamble ] of the
Constitution of the United States [ and the Bill of Rights ] on its reverse side; and, be
it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates transmit copies of this resolution to the President of the United States, the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, the President of the United States Senate, and the members of the Congressional Delegation of Virginia so that they may be apprised of the sense of the General Assembly of Virginia.