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H.R. 2040: Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act

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H.R. 2040: Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act

110th Congress · introduced 2007-04-25 · Commemorations · Latest: Became Public Law No: 110-451.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-04-25 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · 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: 110-451. (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

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, during 2014, up to 350,000 one-dollar coins designed to be emblematic of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its contribution to civil rights in America. Permits the Secretary to initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, before 2014. Terminates such minting authority after December 31, 2014. Requires sales to include a $10 surcharge per coin, which shall be paid to the United Negro College Fund. Subjects the Fund to certain federal audit requirements and a specified issuance limitation.

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Official text

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · 313 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Al Green (D-TX), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Jerry Moran (R-KS) and 253 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2040 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110