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H.R. 358: Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

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H.R. 358: Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-01-25 · Commemorations · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-146.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-01-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] · 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: 109-146. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on November 18, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas. Requires the design of such coins to be emblematic of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School and its contribution to civil rights in America. Specifies the sale price of such coins and applicable surcharges. Requires surcharges collected from sales to be paid to the Secretary of the Interior for the protection, preservation, and interpretation of resources and stories associated with the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, including: (1) site improvements; (2) development of interpretive and education programs and historic preservation projects; and (3) establishment of cooperative agreements to preserve or restore the historic character of the Park Street and Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive corridors adjacent to the site. Prohibits including any surcharge with respect to the issuance of any coin under this Act during a calendar year if such issuance would result in exceeding the annual two commemorative coin program issuance limitation for such year. Deems any funds expended by the school district (regardless of the source of the funds) for improvements at the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, to the extent such funds were used as described in this Act, to be funds from private sources as necessary to meet statutory matching requirements.

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Official text

Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2] · 321 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 358, Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (2005-04-29); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 358, Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (2005-04-29); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 358, Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (2005-12-27); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 358, Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act (2005-12-27)

Cosponsors on this site

John Boozman (R-AR), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Betty McCollum (D-MN) and 261 more.

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Record fed-us-cong109-hr358 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109