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Government Proceeds With Plan to Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill

  • Resdesign in early stage, will be issued after 2026: Treasury
  • Obama-era initiative not high priority, will review: Mnuchin
Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

Source: H. B. Lindsley/Library of Congress

The U.S. government agency that prints currency notes hasn’t been instructed to take Harriet Tubman’s picture off new $20 note redesign project and is proceeding with the Obama administration’s plan.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said last month he would review the Obama-era initiative, adding that it’s not a high priority amid a heavy policy agenda that includes the first major tax overhaul in three decades. The department’s Bureau of Engraving and Printing said it has not received any orders to slow or halt the redesign.