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S. 1596: Greatest Generation Memorial Act

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S. 1596: Greatest Generation Memorial Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-12 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Held at the desk.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Held at the desk. 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

Greatest Generation Memorial Act

Plain summary

Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the National World War II Memorial in the District of Columbia. The design of the coins shall be emblematic of the memorial and the service and sacrifice of American soldiers and civilians during World War II. All surcharges received from the sale of such coins shall be paid to the Friends of the National World War II Memorial to support the National Park Service in maintaining and repairing the memorial, and for educational and commemorative programs.

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Official text

Greatest Generation Memorial Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] · 89 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Steve Daines (R-MT), Rick Scott (R-FL), John Thune (R-SD), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), John Boozman (R-AR), Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Alex Padilla (D-CA), John Hoeven (R-ND), Patty Murray (D-WA), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Jack Reed (D-RI), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tim Scott (R-SC), Raphael G. Warnock (D-GA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), John Barrasso (R-WY), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Todd Young (R-IN), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR) and 29 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] reported raising $3.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-s1596 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117