S. 3525: Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-18 · Commemorations · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9037)

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9037) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner . Requires a coin design emblematic of the battle for Baltimore that formed the basis for the Star-Spangled Banner. Authorizes the Secretary to issue the coins only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2012. Requires specified surcharges in sales of the coin, which shall be paid to the Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission for the purpose of supporting bicentennial activities, educational outreach activities, and preservation and improvement activities pertaining to the sites and structures relating to the War of 1812.

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Official text

Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 12 cosponsors

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Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110s3525.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/s>

Record fed-us-cong110-s3525 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110