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H.R. 4429: Semiquincentennial Commemorative Coin Act

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H.R. 4429: Semiquincentennial Commemorative Coin Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-13 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 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.
  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

Semiquincentennial Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

Semiquincentennial Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue $25.00 gold coins, $2.50 silver coins, 25 cent clad coins, and proof silver $2.50 coins in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the establishment of the United States. The designs of the coins shall be emblematic of the semiquincentennial anniversary of the establishment of the United States of America and celebrate 250 years of our nation. On each coin there shall be a designation of the value of the coin; an inscription of the years 1776-2026; and inscriptions of the words Liberty , In God We Trust , United States of America , and E Pluribus Unum . Treasury may issue coins under this bill only during the period beginning on January 1, 2026, and ending on December 31, 2026. All sales of coins issued shall include a surcharge as prescribed by this bill. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins shall be paid to the America 250 Foundation to fund the restoration, rehabilitation, and interpretation of units of the U.S. National Park System and its related areas, as a legacy of the semiquincentennial commemoration.

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Official text

Semiquincentennial Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · 59 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Paul Tonko (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), J. French Hill (R-AR), John R. Moolenaar (R-MI), Don Bacon (R-NE), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Steve Womack (R-AR), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Ashley Hinson (R-IA), Bryan Steil (R-WI), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Carlos A. Gimenez (R-FL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Barry Moore (R-AL), Jason Crow (D-CO), John R. Carter (R-TX), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Chris Pappas (D-NH)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] reported raising $955,740 (2023–2024). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4429 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117