S. 1011: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-05-22 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-05-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 350,000 $1 silver coins, and 300,000 half-dollar clad coins to commemorate the centennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town. Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest nonprofit child care agencies in the United States. Permits issuance of such coins only between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2018.

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Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · 68 cosponsors

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Deb Fischer (R-NE), John Boozman (R-AR), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), John Thune (R-SD), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tim Scott (R-SC), John Hoeven (R-ND), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and 8 more.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1011.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>

Record fed-us-cong113-s1011 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113