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HR 864 105th Congress House

Marian Anderson Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the birth of Marian Anderson, to redesign the half dollar circulat… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the birth of Marian Anderson, to redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate Marian Anderson, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 13, 1997 See on congress.gov
Commemorations AnniversariesArtsArts, Culture, ReligionBlack history
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Black womenBlacks in the performing artsCoins and coinageCopperDistrict of ColumbiaEconomics and Public FinanceEntertainersGovernment trust fundsHistoryMinoritiesMuseumsMusicNonprofit organizationsPublic broadcastingScience, Technology, CommunicationsSilverSmithsonian InstitutionSocial WelfareWomen
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1386-1387)
Mar 14, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Feb 27, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Feb 27, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E344)
Feb 27, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 9, 1997

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1386-1387)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Commemorative Coins

Title II: Circulating Coins

Marian Anderson Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Title I: Commemorative Coins - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint and issue one-dollar and half-dollar coins in commemoration of the centennial of the birth of Marian Anderson; and (2) allocate sales surcharges to the Smithsonian Institution, the Public Broadcasting Fund, and the National Museum of American History for the support of the National Numismatic Collection.

Title II: Circulating Coins - Amends Federal currency law to provide that at the Secretary's discretion, half-dollar coins minted after specified dates may bear the same design as the commemorative coins minted under this Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Democratic 17 Republican 1 Independent 1
R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 29, 1998
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jun 9, 1998
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 21, 1998
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 13, 1998
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Apr 23, 1998
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Apr 23, 1998
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 24, 1998
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 24, 1998
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 24, 1998
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 26, 1998
SANDLIN, MAX
· Nov 12, 1997
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Sep 3, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Sep 3, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 3, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 13, 1997
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 13, 1997
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Apr 17, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Apr 17, 1997
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Apr 17, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 13, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 13, 1997
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 13, 1997
QUINN, JACK
· Mar 13, 1997
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 13, 1997
FROST, MARTIN
· Feb 27, 1997
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 27, 1997
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 27, 1997
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