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S. 559 (102nd)

Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Commemorative Coin Act

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Introduced

5 March 1991

Last action

5 March 1991 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

Sponsors

Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. D'Amato, Alfonse [R-NY], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. DeConcini, Dennis [D-AZ], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Wirth, Timothy [D-CO], Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS], Sen. Sasser, Jim [D-TN], Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Dixon, Alan J. [D-IL], Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. Simpson, Alan K. [R-WY], Sen. Adams, Brock [D-WA], Sen. Rudman, Warren [R-NH], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Bumpers, Dale [D-AR], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Johnston, J. Bennett [D-LA], Sen. Ford, Wendell H. [D-KY], Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Thurmond, Strom [R-SC], Sen. Heflin, Howell [D-AL], Sen. Boren, David L. [D-OK], Sen. Murkowski, Frank H. [R-AK], Sen. Nunn, Sam [D-GA], Sen. Wallop, Malcolm [R-WY], Sen. Burdick, Quentin N. [D-ND], Sen. Hatch, Orrin G. [R-UT], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD]

Subjects

Defence

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26 August 2025

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Summary

Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to issue one dollar coins emblematic of the U.S. military's participation in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. Sets a termination date for the Secretary's authority. Mandates that the: (1) minting and issuing of such coins will not result in any net cost to the Federal Government; (2) surcharges received from the sale of such coins be used to defray the costs of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm; and (3) Congress receive annual reports on all surcharge funds expenditures.

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Timeline

  1. 5 March 1991

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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  2. 5 March 1991

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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