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HR 1608 103th Congress House

1994 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Memorial.

Introduced: September 14, 1993 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 10, 1993
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 15, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.
Apr 1, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Apr 1, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 10, 1993

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

1994 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Mandates that surcharges from the sale of such coins be paid to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to help raise an endowment to be a permanent source of support for the Memorial.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 17 Republican 2 Independent 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 26, 1993
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Oct 5, 1993
BUYER, STEPHEN
· Sep 23, 1993
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 23, 1993
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 14, 1993
 D
Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Sep 14, 1993
POMEROY, EARL
· Sep 14, 1993
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 14, 1993
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 20, 1993
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 20, 1993
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 19, 1993
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 15, 1993
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 14, 1993
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 1, 1993
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jun 24, 1993
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jun 15, 1993
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jun 15, 1993
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 8, 1993
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 8, 1993
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 6, 1993
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 28, 1993
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 28, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1608: 1994 Vietnam Veterans Memorial Commemorative Coin Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-1608/
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