S. 3290: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-26 · 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 2018-07-26 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 100,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. All sales of such coins shall include a surcharge of $10 for each coin. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the National World War I Museum and Memorial to assist in the commemoration of the centennial.

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Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] · 19 cosponsors

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Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), James Lankford (R-OK), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), John Hoeven (R-ND)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] reported raising $7.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115s3290.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/s>

Record fed-us-cong115-s3290 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115