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HR 2906 114th Congress House

50th Anniversary of the Texas Western College Men's Basketball Championship Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the Texas Western College National Collegiate Athletic Association men's basketball championship.

Introduced: October 6, 2015 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 25, 2015
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 Latest action June 25, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

50th Anniversary of the Texas Western College Men's Basketball Championship Commemorative Coin Act

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 coins, 400,000 $1 coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of basketball.

Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame to help finance renovations of existing National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame facilities.

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Takano, Mark
California · Oct 6, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2906: 50th Anniversary of the Texas Western College Men's Basketball Championship Commemorative Coin Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2906/
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"H.R. 2906: 50th Anniversary of the Texas Western College Men's Basketball Championship Commemorative Coin Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2906/.
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