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HR 2633 113th Congress House

Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Con… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Sesquicentennial Anniversary of the adoption of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which officially marked the abolishment of slavery in the United States.

Introduced: July 16, 2013 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 Latest action July 9, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue the following coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial anniversary of the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution (formally abolished slavery in the United States):

  • up to 250,000 $50 bi-metallic platinum and gold coins,
  • up to 250,000 $20 gold coins, and
  • up to 500,000 $1 silver coins.

Requires such coins to be considered legal tender and numismatic items.

Permits the Secretary to issue such coins only during the calendar year beginning January 1, 2016, except that sales may be initiated, without issuance, before such date.

Requires specified surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of such coins to be paid to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) the minting and issuing of such coins will not result in any net cost to the U.S. government; and (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are disbursed to the Museum until the total cost of designing and issuing all such coins is recovered by the Treasury.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 51
All 51 Democratic 28
Edwards, Donna
· Sep 10, 2013
Owens, William
· Sep 10, 2013
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Aug 1, 2013
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Aug 1, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Aug 1, 2013
FARR, SAM
· Aug 1, 2013
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Aug 1, 2013
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jul 30, 2013
HOLT, RUSH
· Jul 30, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 30, 2013
 D
Vargas, Juan
California · Jul 30, 2013
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 26, 2013
GUTIERREZ, LUIS
· Jul 26, 2013
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 26, 2013
WATT, MELVIN
· Jul 26, 2013
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· Jul 24, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Jul 24, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 24, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 24, 2013
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 24, 2013
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 24, 2013
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 24, 2013
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 23, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· Jul 23, 2013
Fudge, Marcia
· Jul 19, 2013
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· Jul 19, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Jul 19, 2013
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 18, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 18, 2013
Lipinski, Daniel
· Jul 18, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 18, 2013
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 18, 2013
KING, PETER
· Jul 17, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Jul 16, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Jul 16, 2013
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 16, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Jul 16, 2013
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 16, 2013
 D
Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 16, 2013
HINOJOSA, RUBEN
· Jul 16, 2013
Jenkins, Lynn
· Jul 16, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 16, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jul 16, 2013
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 16, 2013
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 16, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 16, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 16, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 16, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2633: Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2633/
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"H.R. 2633: Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2633/.
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