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H.R. 2823 108th Congress House

American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Introduced: December 8, 2003 See on congress.gov
Commemorations Armed Forces and National SecurityCoins and coinageDisabledFinance and Financial Sector
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Became law
Aug 4, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Jul 23, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 23, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 4, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 500,000 one dollar silver coins in commemoration of disabled American veterans, which shall be emblematic of the design selected by the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial.

Requires: (1) all sales of the coins include a ten dollar per coin surcharge; and (2) the surcharges received to be paid to the Foundation to establish an endowment to support the construction of American Veterans' Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1379 American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 6 Republican 4
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 16, 2004
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Nov 16, 2004
BALLENGER, CASS
· Oct 7, 2004
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 7, 2004
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Oct 7, 2004
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 23, 2004
TURNER, JIM
· Sep 9, 2004
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 21, 2004
Burns, Max
· Mar 16, 2004
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 3, 2004
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Dec 8, 2003
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Nov 14, 2003
GOSS, PORTER
· Nov 6, 2003
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Nov 6, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· Oct 7, 2003
TIAHRT, TODD
· Sep 30, 2003
RODRIGUEZ, CIRO
· Sep 5, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Sep 5, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 5, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2823: American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2823/
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"H.R. 2823: American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-2823/.
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