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S. 953 104th Congress Senate

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots.

Introduced: September 11, 1995 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector American RevolutionArmed Forces and National SecurityBlack historyBlack military personnel
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Coins and coinageCommemorationsDistrict of ColumbiaEconomics and Public FinanceFoundationsHistoryMilitary historyMinoritiesMoneyMonuments and memorialsSilver
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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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To President
Became law
Jun 21, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Jun 21, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S8823-8824)
Jun 21, 1995
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 21, 1995

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the design selected by the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation for the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Directs that coin sale surcharges be paid to the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Foundation to establish an endowment to support construction of the Memorial.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 22, 1996
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 11, 1995
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