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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution of the
3 United States grants to the Congress the power to coin money;
4 and
5 WHEREAS, Many Americans are unaware of the provisions of
6 the Constitution, one of the most remarkable and important
7 documents in world history; and
8 WHEREAS, An abbreviated version of this essential
9 document, consisting of the Preamble and the Bill of Rights
10 could easily be placed on the reverse of the one-dollar bill;
11 and
12 WHEREAS, Placing the Preamble and the Bill of Rights on
13 the one-dollar bill, a unit of currency used daily by
14 virtually all Americans, would serve to remind the people of
15 the historical importance of the Constitution and its impact
16 on their lives today; and
17 WHEREAS, Americans would be reminded by the Preamble of
18 the blessings of liberty and by the amendments of the
19 historical changes to the document that forms the very core
20 of the American experience; therefore, be it
21 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
22 NINETY-SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
23 we urge the United States Congress to redesign the United
24 States one-dollar bill to include the Preamble of the
25 Constitution of the United States and the Bill of Rights on
26 its reverse side; and be it further
27 RESOLVED, A suitable copy of this resolution be presented
28 to the President of the United States, the Speaker of the
29 United States House of Representatives, the President pro
30 tempore of the United States Senate, and the members of the
31 Illinois Congressional Delegation.