PSI Sci
New here? Follow the money and the votes · Not sure of your district? Find your U.S. House member · Find your state legislators

H.R. 2872: Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act

Before you vote › Federal bills

H.R. 2872: Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-06-13 · Commemorations · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-247.

federal

Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-06-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-247. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on February 28, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Louis Braille. Requires the design on the obverse to bear a representation of the image of Louis Braille. Requires the design on the reverse to emphasize Braille literacy and to include the word for Braille in Braille code in a way that substantially complies with Specification 800 of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress specifications for Braille, and is tactilely indiscernible from printed or written Braille. Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins only during 2009. Subjects all coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin, except when issuance of a coin would exceed the annual two commermorative coin program issuance limitation. Requires all surcharges to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National Federation of the Blind to further its programs to promote Braille literacy.

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

What a vote does

A “Yea” vote

If it passes both chambers and is signed, it becomes law.

A “Nay” vote

If it is not passed, current law stays as it is.

PSI Sci description of the legislative step (not an opinion).

What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

AI explanation – may be wrong, check the official text

No AI explanation yet. It takes up to a minute to write and is then saved for everyone.

Limited to a few requests an hour per person.

The strongest published arguments

Arguments for (supporters)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Arguments against (opponents)

Needs sources: no published arguments on this side yet. We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

Alternatives

Needs sources: no published alternatives yet (for example a different bill, a law instead of an amendment, or keeping current law). We only show items backed by a published source. Suggest one.

How did my representative vote? · This bill's floor votes

Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ney, Robert W. [R-OH-18] · 309 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2872, Louis Braille Bicentennial-Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act (2006-08-02); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2872, Louis Braille Bicentennial-Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act (2006-08-02)

Cosponsors on this site

Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO) and 249 more.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr2872 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109