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S. 1299: Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act

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S. 1299: Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-06-29 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Held at the desk.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-06-29 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · 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.

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Official title

Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue as legal tender $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Lions Clubs International. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the centennial. Permits the Secretary to issue such coins only during calendar 2017. Requires sales of the coins to include a surcharge of $10 per coin, to be paid by the Secretary to the Lions Clubs International Foundation.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act

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

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · 69 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), John Barrasso (R-WY), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), John Boozman (R-AR), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), John Hoeven (R-ND), John Thune (R-SD), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Jack Reed (D-RI) and 9 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] reported raising $1.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s1299 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112