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Buffalo Coin Act of 1998

Introduced: August 6, 1998 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Aug 7, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1606)
Aug 6, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Aug 6, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Aug 6, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buffalo Coin Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue half-dollar coins based on the original five-cent coin designed by James Earle Fraser and minted from 1913 to 1938.

Mandates that: (1) each coin have a profile representation of a Native American on the obverse side and a representation of a buffalo on the reverse side; (2) coin design be selected by the Secretary and reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee; and (3) a $3 sales surcharge be imposed per coin and distributed to the National Museum of the American Indian to commemorate its tenth anniversary and to supplement its endowment and educational outreach funds.

What's happening now August 7, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1606)

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