United States House of Representatives Archives

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. 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 …

H.R. 4104 – Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Act Pass The House

September 29, 2020 by Clinton

The United States House of Representatives last week passed H.R. 4104, titled Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act. The bill authorizes the Department of Treasury to create a wide range of commemorative coins to celebrate the centennial of the founding of the Negro Leagues of Baseball. H.R. 4104 was introduced on July 30, 2019 by Emmanuel Cleaver (D-MO) but it was not until September 22, 2020 that the bill passed the House. It was …

H.R. 1923 – Dramatic Circulation Coin Redesign Legislation

September 28, 2020 by Clinton

A new and dramatic update to legislation introduced last year could have profound impact on circulating coinage in the United States start in 2022. H.R. 1923 was introduced last year titled Women’s History and Nineteenth Amendment Centennial Quarter Dollar Coin Program Act but last Tuesday became known as the Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020. Along with the new title, it introduces a sweeping number of changes to nearly all U.S. coinage starting in …

H.R. 6192 – Morgan and Peace Dollar Legislation Passes House

September 24, 2020 by Clinton

Yesterday, the United States House of Representatives voted and passed bill H.R. 6192. The bill would authorize the United States Mint to begin producing and selling a Morgan Dollar and Peace Dollar in 2021 to commemorative the 100th anniversary of the change from the Morgan to the Peace Dollar in our coinage history. The full text of the bill can be found here and the bill has now gone to the Senate. There, the bill …

New 2021 Morgan and Peace Dollar Legislation Needs Your Support

July 9, 2020 by Clinton

The following is a Press Release from Numismatic Guaranty Corporation, NGC. It asks for collectors to write their Representative in the House of Representatives to urge the passing of H.R. 6192. That bill would authorize a Morgan and Peace Dollar in 2021 in commemoration of the 100th anniversary between the change from the Morgan to the Peace Dollar as our nations dollar coin. An effort to empower the US Mint to issue coins celebrating the …