United States Senate 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 …

S.1596 – Greatest Generation Memorial Act Passes Senate Unanimously

May 25, 2022 by Clinton

The United States Senate has passed S.1596, the Greatest Generation Memorial Act. The new coin legislation was introduced and passed within days in the Senate, a rare event in the Senate or House of Representatives. The bill, which was introduced by Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) on May 12, 2022 and passed the Senate just a few days later on May 16, 2022, was pass unanimously by the Senate. The bill is now going to the …

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 …

S.697 – Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act Details Released

April 13, 2021 by Clinton

Senate Bill S.697, the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin, has been updated with the text of the bill and coins required if it becomes law. The bill was introduced into the Senate last month and at the time, the General Publishing Office (GPO) had not added the text of the bill on the Congress public site. That has changed now with the full text of the bill available here. S.697 calls for the minting of …

H.R. 6192 – 1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act Passes The Senate

December 21, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Senate has passed H.R. 6192, the 1921 Silver Dollar Coin Anniversary Act. The bill passed the Senate on December 17, 2020 and is now heading to the President for signature. The full text of the bill can be found here. The Act the House of Representatives in September. An effort to empower the US Mint to issue coins celebrating the Morgan and Peace Dollars, two of America’s most-loved series, had been re-introduced in …

H. R. 4104 – Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act Passes Senate

November 20, 2020November 19, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Senate has passed H.R. 4104, the Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act. The bill passed unanimously on November 16,2020 and is now heading to the President for signature into law. The bill was introduced in July 2019 in the House of Representatives but did not pass the House until September 2020. If the Act is signed into law, it would authorize the commemoratives to be produced in 2022. The bill calls …

H.R.1830 – National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act Passes Senate

November 19, 2020 by Clinton

The United States Senate has unanimously passed H.R. 1830, the National Purpose Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act. The act was passed on November 16, 2020 and now heads to the President for signature. When signed, it would authorize the commemorative coins to be made by the United States Mint in 2022. The bill was originally introduced to the House of Representatives in March 2019 before moving to the Senate in August last year. …

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 …

The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act Passes U.S. Senate

July 25, 2019July 12, 2019 by Clinton

The legislation for a commemorative coin honoring Christa McAuliffe took a positive step forward this week. The Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019, Senate Bill 239, was passed on Tuesday, July 9th. The bill was introduced on January 28, 2019 with 83 of the 100 senators as cosponsors. The bill calls for the United States Mint to produce 350,000 silver Dollar coins that would feature McAuliffe on the Obverse and a Reverse that would “portray her legacy …