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African-American Civil War Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: September 11, 1997 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov

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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

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).

What's happening now September 11, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

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