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H.R. 2978 · 114th Congress

Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act

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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:

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 8, 2015

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Thirteenth Amendment Commemorative Coin Act

Latest action (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.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 8, 2015

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.