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S. 811: Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act

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S. 811: Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-04-15 · Commemorations · Latest: Held at the desk.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-04-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Held at the desk. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  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

Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln in commemoration of the bicentennial of his birth. Permits issuance of such coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2009. States that only one facility of the U.S. Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins. Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin. Requires all surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

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Official text

Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · 71 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 811, Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coint Act (2006-06-20); CBO cost estimate: S. 811, Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coint Act (2006-06-20)

Cosponsors on this site

Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Jack Reed (D-RI), Patty Murray (D-WA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), John Thune (R-SD) and 11 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] reported raising $84,084 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s811 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109