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HR 497 112th Congress House

Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act of 2011

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States.

Introduced: January 26, 2011 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Mar 23, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Jan 26, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 26, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 23, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins in commemoration Ronald Wilson Reagan, the 40th President of the United States.

Authorizes the issuance of such coins beginning on January 1, 2017, except that sales of such coins may be initiated, without issuance, before such date. Prohibits the minting of such coins after December 31, 2017.

Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of: (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; and (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin.

Requires the proceeds from the surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be paid promptly to the Army Emergency Relief to be used to provide financial assistance to certain soldiers and their dependents and the surviving spouses or dependent children of deceased soldiers.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 20
All 20 Republican 9
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 16, 2011
Chaffetz, Jason
· Feb 10, 2011
Conaway, K.
· Feb 10, 2011
Hultgren, Randy
· Feb 10, 2011
Austria, Steve
· Jan 26, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 26, 2011
BRADY, KEVIN
· Jan 26, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 26, 2011
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jan 26, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Jan 26, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Jan 26, 2011
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jan 26, 2011
HERGER, WALLY
· Jan 26, 2011
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 26, 2011
LEWIS, JERRY
· Jan 26, 2011
Marchant, Kenny
· Jan 26, 2011
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 26, 2011
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 26, 2011
 R
Scalise, Steve
Louisiana · Jan 26, 2011
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 497: Ronald Reagan Commemorative Coin Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-497/
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