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HR 3820 103th Congress House

World War II Peace Accords Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the World War II peace accords on September 2, 1945.

Introduced: May 25, 1994 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector AnniversariesCoins and coinageCommemorationsEast Asia
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Mar 2, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.
Feb 8, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Feb 8, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 2, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

World War II Peace Accords Commemorative Coin Act - Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) the 50th anniversary of the signing of the World War II peace accords on the U.S.S. Missouri should not go unrecognized at the national level; and (2) the United States should recognize such anniversary by minting and issuing a commemorative coin.

Sets forth specifications for half dollar clad coins.

Mandates that the surcharges received from the sale of such coins be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury to the Admiral Nimitz Foundation for the purpose of preserving the Pacific War heritage of the United States.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 13 Republican 4
D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jul 14, 1994
BALLENGER, CASS
· May 26, 1994
DEUTSCH, PETER
· May 26, 1994
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · May 26, 1994
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 25, 1994
COLLINS, MAC
· May 25, 1994
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 25, 1994
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 25, 1994
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 25, 1994
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 25, 1994
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · May 25, 1994
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 25, 1994
TAUZIN, W.
· May 25, 1994
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · May 25, 1994
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 19, 1994
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 19, 1994
GOSS, PORTER
· May 18, 1994
CRANE, PHILIP
· May 11, 1994
HOUGHTON, AMO
· May 11, 1994
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 11, 1994
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 4, 1994
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 4, 1994
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 28, 1994
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Apr 28, 1994
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 28, 1994
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Apr 28, 1994
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Apr 18, 1994
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 18, 1994
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Apr 18, 1994
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Feb 28, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3820: World War II Peace Accords Commemorative Coin Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3820/
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