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HR 3633 106th Congress House

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Introduced: May 2, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 13, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
Feb 10, 2000
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Feb 10, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 13, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue five-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the inspirational life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Mandates prompt payment of all surcharges received from the coin sales to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Legacy Fund of the Library of Congress for the purpose of securing the personal papers of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., for the Library of Congress.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Democratic 15 Republican 1
D
Waters, Maxine
California · Sep 25, 2000
DEUTSCH, PETER
· Sep 19, 2000
JOHN, CHRISTOPHER
· May 16, 2000
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 9, 2000
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 9, 2000
Toomey, Patrick
· May 9, 2000
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · May 4, 2000
Faleomavaega, Eni
· May 4, 2000
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 4, 2000
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · May 4, 2000
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 2, 2000
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 2, 2000
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· May 2, 2000
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2000
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2000
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· May 2, 2000
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 2, 2000
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 2, 2000
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 2, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · May 2, 2000
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 2, 2000
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 2, 2000
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 3, 2000
FROST, MARTIN
· Apr 3, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3633: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3633/
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"H.R. 3633: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3633/.
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