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Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: March 9, 2005 See on congress.gov

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Jun 9, 2005

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Mar 11, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2513)

Mar 9, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Mar 9, 2005

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins emblematic of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central High School and its contribution to civil rights in America, beginning January 1, 2007.

Terminates such minting authority after December 31, 2007.

States that all sales shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin, to be equally divided and paid to: (1) the Jefferson National Parks Association for the purpose of providing support for programs and other developmental activities at the Little Rock Central High National Historic Site and support for the ongoing mission of the Little Rock Central High National Historic Site; and (2) the Secretary of the Interior for site improvements at the Little Rock Central High National Historic Site, including the establishment of cooperative agreements to preserve and restore the historic character of the vicinity in the historic site's boundaries.

States that Congress intends for such surcharges to supplement amounts provided to the Secretary in appropriation Acts for the Little Rock Central High National Historic Site, and are not intended to be a substitute for such appropriated amounts.

What's happening now June 9, 2005

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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