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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Coin Act of 2001

Introduced: February 15, 2001 See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1497-1498)
Feb 15, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1497)
Feb 15, 2001
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Commemorative Coin Act of 2001 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the human rights legacy and leadership of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What's happening now February 15, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1497-1498)

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All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Feb 15, 2001
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 15, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 355: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Coin Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-355/
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