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Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: July 8, 2015 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Jul 8, 2015
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 8, 2015
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Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act

Directs the Department 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:

  • 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 Treasury to issue such coins only during the one-year period beginning January 1 of the issuance year, except that sales may be initiated, without issuance, before such date.

Requires specified surcharges that Treasury receives from the sale of such coins to be paid to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Directs Treasury 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.

What's happening now July 8, 2015

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 35
All 35 Democratic 33 Republican 1
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Lieu, Ted
California · Dec 10, 2015
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Vargas, Juan
California · Dec 10, 2015
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 29, 2015
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 28, 2015
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jul 21, 2015
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Jul 21, 2015
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Waters, Maxine
California · Jul 20, 2015
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 16, 2015
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 16, 2015
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Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Jul 16, 2015
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Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Jul 10, 2015
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 8, 2015
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 8, 2015
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Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 8, 2015
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 8, 2015
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Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Jul 8, 2015
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 8, 2015
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 8, 2015
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jul 8, 2015
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Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2015
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2015
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 8, 2015
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 8, 2015
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jul 8, 2015
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 8, 2015
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 8, 2015
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Jul 8, 2015
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jul 8, 2015
ROYCE, ED
· Jul 8, 2015
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jul 8, 2015
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 8, 2015
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 8, 2015
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Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 8, 2015
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 8, 2015
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 8, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2978: Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2978/
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"H.R. 2978: Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2978/.
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