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H.R. 893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

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H.R. 893: Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-02-11 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-30.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-02-11 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · 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: 114-30. (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

Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 23, 2015. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (Sec. 3) 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. (Sec. 4) 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. (Sec. 5) Permits issuance of such coins only between January 1, 2017, and December 31, 2017. (Sec. 7) Subjects all coin sales to specified surcharges, which shall be paid to Boys Town to carry out its cause of caring for and assisting children and families in underserved communities across America. Prohibits any surcharge if issuance of the coin would exceed the annual commemorative coin program issuance limitation. (Sec. 8) Directs the Secretary to ensure that: (1) minting and issuing such coins will not result in any net cost to the federal government; and (2) no funds, including surcharges, will be disbursed to Boys Town until the total cost of designing and issuing all authorized coins is recovered by the Treasury.

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Official text

Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

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

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] · 296 cosponsors

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Adrian Smith (R-NE), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Rosa L. DeLauro (D-CT), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Richard Hudson (R-NC), David P. Joyce (R-OH), Tom Emmer (R-MN), Andy Harris (R-MD), Dina Titus (D-NV), Daniel Webster (R-FL), Harold Rogers (R-KY) and 236 more.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr893 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114