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HR 6214 115th Congress House

Paul Laurence Dunbar Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of Paul Laurence Dunbar.

Introduced: June 25, 2018 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 25, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E905-906)
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Paul Laurence Dunbar Commemorative Coin Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins in recognition and celebration of Paul Laurence Dunbar, one of the first influential African-American poets in American literature and the composer of the lyrics to In Dahomey, the first all African-American musical produced on Broadway.

All surcharges received from sales of such coins shall be paid to the Dunbar Alumni Federation.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6214: Paul Laurence Dunbar Commemorative Coin Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6214/
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"H.R. 6214: Paul Laurence Dunbar Commemorative Coin Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6214/.
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H.R. 6214, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6214/.
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