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Black Revolutionary War Patriots Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: June 21, 1995 See on congress.gov
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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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 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.

What's happening now June 21, 1995

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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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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