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HR 870 99th Congress House

Scout Commemorative Coins Act

Official title: A bill to provide for the minting of half dollar coins to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America and the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.

Introduced: April 23, 1985 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector AnniversariesBoy ScoutsCoins and coinageCommemorations
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This bill died when the 99th Congress ended
It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 1, 1985
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Jan 31, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Jan 31, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 1985

Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Scout Commemorative Coins Act - Amends Federal law to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of the United States of America half dollar coins commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Scouts of America. Limits the number of coins that may be minted and sets forth certain features of such coins.

Directs the Secretary to sell the minted coins for a certain price or for a price equivalent to the average cost of minting and distributing such coins.

Authorizes appropriations.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 23, 1985
FROST, MARTIN
· Jan 31, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 870: Scout Commemorative Coins Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-870/
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"H.R. 870: Scout Commemorative Coins Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-870/.
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H.R. 870, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-870/.
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