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Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: September 23, 1994 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Aug 30, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.
Aug 9, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1681-1682)
Aug 5, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Aug 5, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the scientific, educational, and cultural significance of the Smithsonian Institution.

Mandates that: (1) all but a certain portion of surcharges received from coin sales be paid by the Secretary to the Smithsonian Institution to support programming related to the 150th anniversary and general activities of the Smithsonian Institution; and (2) a certain portion of such surcharges be dedicated to supporting the operation and activities of the National Numismatic Collection at the National Museum of American History.

What's happening now August 30, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 9 Republican 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 28, 1994
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Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Sep 23, 1994
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 23, 1994
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 19, 1994
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 19, 1994
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 19, 1994
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 19, 1994
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Sep 19, 1994
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 13, 1994
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 12, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4912: Smithsonian Institution Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4912/
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