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HR 6701 110th Congress House

Civil Rights Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008

Official title: To provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events that have advanced civil rights in America.

Introduced: August 1, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 31, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 31, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil Rights Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 - Requires quarter dollars to have designs on the reverse emblematic of prominent civil rights leaders and important events that have advanced civil rights in America.

Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to select such leaders and events. Requires five coin designs in each year of the period of issuance.

Instructs the Secretary to strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are exact duplicates of such quarter dollars.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 30
All 30 Democratic 30
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Sep 8, 2008
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 8, 2008
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Aug 1, 2008
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 1, 2008
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Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 1, 2008
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Aug 1, 2008
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Aug 1, 2008
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Aug 1, 2008
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 1, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Aug 1, 2008
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Aug 1, 2008
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2008
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 1, 2008
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Green, Al
Texas · Aug 1, 2008
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Aug 1, 2008
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Aug 1, 2008
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2008
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Aug 1, 2008
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Aug 1, 2008
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Aug 1, 2008
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Aug 1, 2008
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 1, 2008
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Aug 1, 2008
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 1, 2008
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Aug 1, 2008
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Aug 1, 2008
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Sherman, Brad
California · Aug 1, 2008
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 1, 2008
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 1, 2008
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 31, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6701: Civil Rights Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6701/
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"H.R. 6701: Civil Rights Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6701/.
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H.R. 6701, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6701/.
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