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HR 616 104th Congress House

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1 Dollar Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the $1 coin to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Introduced: April 6, 1995 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Black leadershipCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCivil rights workersCoins and coinage
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 27, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Jan 20, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services. Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 20, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 27, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1 Dollar Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the one-dollar coin to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Jun 14, 1995
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 6, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Apr 6, 1995
 D
Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Apr 6, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 6, 1995
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 6, 1995
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 6, 1995
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 6, 1995
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 616: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., 1 Dollar Coin Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-616/
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