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H.R. 579: Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act

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H.R. 579: Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-13 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue commemorative coins that emblemize the life and legacy of Muhammad Ali. Surcharges received from the sale of these coins shall be paid to: (1) the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky; (2) the Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace and Justice at the University of Louisville; and (3) the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center and Movement Disorder Clinic.

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Official text

Muhammad Ali Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · 22 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

David Schweikert (R-AZ), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Dina Titus (D-NV), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Steve Cohen (D-TN), André Carson (D-IN)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr579 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115