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H.R. 535 (103rd)

Prisoner-of-War Commemorative Coin Act

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

21 January 1993

Last action

10 November 1993 · Committee

Status

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Sponsors

Rep. Peterson, Douglas (Pete) [D-FL-2], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5], Rep. Lewis, Thomas F. [R-FL-12], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3], Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Meek, Carrie P. [D-FL-17], Rep. Fowler, Tillie [R-FL-4], Rep. Bacchus, Jim [D-FL-11], Rep. Browder, Glen [D-AL-3], Rep. Rowland, J. Roy [D-GA-8], Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8], Rep. Cramer, Robert E. (Bud), Jr. [D-AL-5], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9], Rep. Thurman, Karen L. [D-FL-5], Rep. Gibbons, Sam [D-FL-11], Rep. Moran, James P. [D-VA-8], Rep. McCurdy, Dave [D-OK-4], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Young, C. W. Bill [R-FL-13], Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1], Rep. Bonilla, Henry [R-TX-23], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3], Rep. Hoagland, Peter [D-NE-2], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30], Rep. Linder, John [R-GA-7], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6]

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Summary

Prisoner-of-War Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue a specified number of one-dollar coins emblematic of the experience of American prisoners of war. Requires that all sales of such coins include a surcharge of $5 per coin. Requires specified proceeds from such surcharges to be paid to the: (1) Secretary of the Interior for construction of the Andersonville Prisoner-of-War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia; (2) endowment fund established by this Act for the maintenance of such Museum; and (3) Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain national cemeteries.

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Timeline

  1. 21 January 1993

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 21 January 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 21 January 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 1 February 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Credit and Insurance.

    Source: Committee

  5. 10 November 1993

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

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