United States House of Representatives Archives

United States Mint Bullion Sales Report – January 15, 2023

January 17, 2023 by Clinton

The United States Mint has updated its daily bullion sales report through Sunday, January 15, 2023. The bullion sales report reflects bullion American Eagle and American Buffalo coins that the Mint sold to Authorized Purchasers for the previous week and is different than the weekly numismatic product report. This is the first report of 2023 that reflects sales for the new year. The Mint reported 3.832 million bullion coins sales to Authorized Purchasers in the last week. …

H.R.1057 – Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act Passes House & Senate

August 1, 2022 by Clinton

H.R. 1057, the Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act, quickly passed the House of Representatives and the United States Senate last week. The bill, which will now be sent to President Biden for signature, could become law as early as this week. Previously, the bill had been known as the National World War II Memorial Commemorative Act, but the final legislation took on the name of the Senate version of the bill. This latest coin and …

H.R. 7496 – James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act

May 13, 2022May 9, 2022 by Clinton

Representative Al Lawson Jr, (D-FL) has introduced H.R. 7496, the James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act, into the House of Representatives for voting and hopeful passage into law. The bill, the latest coin legislation to be launched, was introduced on April 7, 2022 to the House by Representative Lawson. James Weldon Johnson was a towering figure in the African-American community, founding the first African-American newspaper in Florida and in 1897, became the first African-American to …

Coin Legislation: H.R.6681 – 100th Anniversary of The Lincoln Memorial Commemorative Coin Act

March 9, 2022 by Clinton

New legislation has been introduced into the House of Representatives for a new silver dollar commemorative coin honoring the 100th anniversary of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. The bill, H.R.6681, was introduced to the House on February 9, 2022 by Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) and currently has only been introduced. No further actions or co-sponsors have been indicated on the bill. You can follow the details on this bill on the Congress official website. …

S.697 Harriet Tubman Commemorative Legislation Passed By The Senate

February 22, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Senate has passed without objection or amendment bill S.697, legislation that calls for the creation of a Harriet Tubman commemorative coin series. The legislation has now been sent to the House or Representatives for their vote. Assuming that the House passes the bill, it will be sent to President Biden for signature to become law. The bill was introduced in March 2021 and has been in committee for the vast majority of …

H.R.5601 – Erie Canal Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

November 10, 2021 by Clinton

The United States House of Representatives has a new coin legislation act to consider in H.R.5601 – Erie Canal Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act. The bill, introduced by Representative Claudia Tenney (R-NY) calls for the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins in recognition of the bicentennial of the Erie Canal. The commemorative coins would be released in 2025, the 200th anniversary …

H.R. 1900 – Coronavirus Front-Line Responders Commemorative Coin Act

May 18, 2021 by Clinton

Another bill has been introduced into the United States House of Representatives to honor Coronavirus front-line workers. H.R. 1900 – Coronavirus Front-Line Responders Commemorative Coin Act has been introduced into the house and is one of a slew of numismatic legislation bills that the 117th Congress is considering. If the title of H.R. 1900 sounds familiar, it should. H.R. 905 is titled the exact same as this bill and, further, it was introduced by Representative …

H.R.2404 – Cesar Chavez Commemorative Coins Legislation

May 10, 2021 by Clinton

H.R.2404 has been introduced into the House of Representatives as one of the lates coin legislation bills currently in Congress. The bill calls for the create of commemorative coins to honor Cesar Chavez. Cesar Chavez was an American labor leader and civil rights activist. Along with Dolores Huerta, he co-founded the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA), which later merged with the Agricultural Workers Organizing Committee (AWOC) to become the United Farm Workers (UFW) labor union. He lived from March 31, 1927 to April 23, 1993. The …

Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coin Legislation Introduced in Congress

April 6, 2021 by Clinton

Two separate bills have been introduced into the House of Representatives and the United States Senate calling for a commemorative coin to honor Harriet Tubman. Specifically, the two pieces of legislation call for a commemorative coin or coins to be released in 2022 to mark the bicentennial of Tubman’s birth on March 6, 1822. Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to …

H.R.905 – Coronavirus Front-Line Responders Commemorative Coin Act

March 10, 2021 by Clinton

H.R.905, titled Coronavirus Front-Line Responders Commemorative Coin Act has been introduced into the House of Representatives for consideration. The legislation is one of the first numismatic related bills introduced in either the House or Senate since the seating of the 117th Congress earlier this year. The bill was introduced by Representative Jack Bermgan (R-MI) on February 8, 2021. The bill states its main purpose is, “To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins …