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HR 4365 101th Congress House

World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the United States' involvement in World War II.

Introduced: March 22, 1990 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector AnniversariesCoins and coinageMoneyMonuments and memorialsWorld War II
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Apr 16, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Apr 16, 1990
Hearings Held by the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage Prior to Referral (Apr 4, 90).
Mar 22, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Mar 22, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 16, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World War II 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that the United States should recognize the 50th anniversary of World War II by minting and issuing commemorative coins. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue and mint such coins in five dollar, one dollar, and half dollar denominations.

Mandates that surcharges received from the sale of such coins be deposited in a coinage profit fund and allocated, upon separate congressional authorization, to the American Battle Monuments Commission to establish a World War II memorial. Directs the Secretary to report semiannually to the Congress regarding implementation of this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 6 Republican 1
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 16, 1990
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 16, 1990
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Mar 22, 1990
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 22, 1990
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 22, 1990
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 22, 1990
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 22, 1990
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Mar 22, 1990
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 22, 1990
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 22, 1990
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Mar 22, 1990
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Mar 22, 1990
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