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Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019

Introduced: May 15, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 11, 2019
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Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Christa McAuliffe, a teacher tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.

The design of the coins shall bear an image and the name of Christa McAuliffe on the obverse side and a design on the reverse side that depicts the legacy of McAuliffe as a teacher.

Treasury may issue the coins from January 1-December 31, 2020.

All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of the coins shall be paid to the FIRST robotics program for the purpose of engaging and inspiring young people, through mentor-based programs, to become leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

What's happening now January 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 Cosponsors 227
All 227 Democratic 108 Republican 64
Delgado, Antonio
· Sep 17, 2019
McHenry, Patrick
· Sep 17, 2019
 R
Burchett, Tim
Tennessee · Aug 2, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Jul 23, 2019
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jul 10, 2019
 D
Golden, Jared F.
Maine · Jun 12, 2019
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Jun 10, 2019
Brooks, Mo
· Jun 4, 2019
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 4, 2019
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · May 23, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · May 23, 2019
 D
DeSaulnier, Mark
California · May 23, 2019
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · May 23, 2019
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 23, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · May 23, 2019
 R
Newhouse, Dan
Washington · May 23, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · May 23, 2019
Woodall, Rob
· May 23, 2019
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · May 22, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · May 22, 2019
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 22, 2019
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · May 22, 2019
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 22, 2019
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 22, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· May 22, 2019
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · May 22, 2019
 R
Curtis, John R.
Utah · May 21, 2019
 R
Bacon, Don
Nebraska · May 20, 2019
Duffy, Sean
· May 20, 2019
 D
Green, Al
Texas · May 20, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 20, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· May 20, 2019
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · May 20, 2019
 R
Scott, Austin
Georgia · May 20, 2019
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · May 20, 2019
Wenstrup, Brad
· May 20, 2019
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · May 20, 2019
 D
Correa, J. Luis
California · May 16, 2019
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 16, 2019
 D
Houlahan, Chrissy
Pennsylvania · May 16, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 16, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 16, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 16, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 16, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 16, 2019
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · May 16, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 16, 2019
Hunter, Duncan
· May 15, 2019
 R
Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · May 15, 2019
Stewart, Chris
· May 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 500: Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-500/
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"H.R. 500: Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-500/.
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