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HR 2453 105th Congress House

African-American Civil War Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the African-American Civil War veterans.

Introduced: November 5, 1997 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
Commemorations Armed Forces and National SecurityBlack veteransCivil WarCoins and coinage
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Sep 11, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Sep 11, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1740)
Sep 11, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 11, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

African-American Civil War Memorial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one dollar coins in commemoration of African-American Civil War veterans. Mandates that the coin design be: (1) emblematic of the African-American Civil War Memorial; (2) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the African-American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation and the Commission of Fine Arts; and (3) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee.

Instructs the Secretary to pay all coin sales surcharges to the African-American Civil War Memorial Freedom Foundation for the construction and maintenance of an African-American Civil War Memorial and the Garnet-Patterson Family Heritage Center (Visitors' Center).

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 5
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Nov 5, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Nov 5, 1997
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 25, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 25, 1997
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 11, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Sep 11, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 11, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Sep 11, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 11, 1997
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