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H.R. 1683 114th Congress House

United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the United States Coast Guard.

Introduced: March 26, 2015 Introduced by: Joe Courtney Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Mar 26, 2015
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 Latest action March 26, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue in commemoration of the United States Coast Guard: (1) $5 gold coins, (2) $1 silver coins, and (3) half-dollar clad coins.

Requires the design of such coins to be emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the Coast Guard, and its role in securing our nation since 1790.

Prescribes design requirements.

Restricts the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2018.

Prescribes the sale price of the coins and coin surcharges. Requires such surcharges to be paid by the Secretary to the National Coast Guard Museum Association to help finance the design and construction of the National Coast Guard Museum.

Directs the Secretary to ensure that minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in any net cost to the federal government.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 985 Identical bill United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act
  • HR 2317 Reintroduced Bill United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 183
All 183 Democratic 51 Republican 14
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Sep 30, 2015
KIND, RON
· Sep 17, 2015
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 20, 2015
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Jul 20, 2015
MacArthur, Thomas
· Jul 20, 2015
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 8, 2015
BRADY, ROBERT
· Jun 18, 2015
CRENSHAW, ANDER
· Jun 18, 2015
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jun 18, 2015
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Jun 18, 2015
Deutch, Theodore
· Jun 18, 2015
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Jun 18, 2015
FARR, SAM
· Jun 18, 2015
Higgins, Brian
· Jun 18, 2015
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jun 18, 2015
JOHNSON, SAM
· Jun 18, 2015
 D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jun 18, 2015
LEWIS, JOHN
· Jun 18, 2015
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 18, 2015
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jun 18, 2015
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Jun 18, 2015
UPTON, FRED
· Jun 18, 2015
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jun 18, 2015
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 18, 2015
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 12, 2015
Cárdenas, Tony
· Jun 11, 2015
Johnson, Bill
· Jun 11, 2015
Price, Tom
· Jun 11, 2015
CAPUANO, MICHAEL
· May 19, 2015
Costello, Ryan
· May 19, 2015
FATTAH, CHAKA
· May 19, 2015
 D
Frankel, Lois
Florida · May 19, 2015
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 19, 2015
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· May 19, 2015
Graves, Garret
· May 19, 2015
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 19, 2015
GREEN, GENE
· May 19, 2015
Heck, Joseph
· May 19, 2015
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· May 19, 2015
Lee, Barbara
· May 19, 2015
Lowenthal, Alan
· May 19, 2015
Marino, Tom
· May 19, 2015
Miller, Jeff
· May 19, 2015
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Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 19, 2015
Paulsen, Erik
· May 19, 2015
Payne, Donald
· May 19, 2015
Rigell, E.
· May 19, 2015
Roby, Martha
· May 19, 2015
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Rouzer, David
North Carolina · May 19, 2015
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 19, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1683: United States Coast Guard Commemorative Coin Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1683/
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