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H.R. 1209: Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009

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H.R. 1209: Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009

111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-26 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-91.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-02-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · 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: 111-91. (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

Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the design selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the Boards of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, in honor of the distinguished service of the American military men and women who have been Medal of Honor recipients. Limits the period for coin issuance to calendar year 2011. Imposes a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin and $10 per coin for the $1 coin, to be distributed to the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation to help finance educational, scholarship, and outreach programs of the Foundation. Prohibits a surcharge with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, at the time of issuance, it would result in more than the statutory maximum of two commemorative coin programs per year.

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Official text

Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Carney, Christopher P. [D-PA-10] · 302 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Harold Rogers (R-KY), Sam Graves (R-MO), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Jim Jordan (R-OH), Steve Scalise (R-LA) and 242 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr1209 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111