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H.R. 3180: U.S.S. Cruiser Olympia Commemorative Coin Act

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H.R. 3180: U.S.S. Cruiser Olympia Commemorative Coin Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-10-13 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-10-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

U.S.S. Cruiser Olympia Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

U.S.S. Cruiser Olympia Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue during calendar year 2016 up to 500,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of the legacy of the U.S.S. Cruiser Olympia, the sole surviving U.S. naval ship of the Spanish-American War and the world's oldest steel warship afloat. Prescribes a surcharge of $10 per coin, to be paid to the Friends of the Cruiser Olympia to restore and preserve the ship.

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Official text

U.S.S. Cruiser Olympia Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · 20 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Steve Womack (R-AR), John R. Carter (R-TX), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3180 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112