S. 1819 & H.R. 3912 Civil Rights Center and Museum Commemorative Coins
H.R. 3912 & S. 1819: International Civil Rights Center and Museum Commemorative Coin Act
Summary: Proposal for commemorative coins in commemoration of the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The proposal stipulates not more than 1,000 silver dollar coins to be issued in 2010.
Sponsor: Rep. Bradley Miller, Sen Kay Hagan
Date Introduced: October 21, 2009, October 22, 2009
Current Status: Referred to Committee
The new legislation seeks to commemorative the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in North Carolina. Some oddities of the bill suggest that passage in its current format is unlikely.
The bill authorizes that the Secretary of the Treasury mint and issue not more than 1,000 silver dollar coins to mark the occasion. Commemorative silver dollars are generally authorized with maximum production in the hundreds of thousands. This bill calls for a mere one thousand coins.
The bill states that the coins will be minted during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2010. Under law, only two commemorative coin programs may be authorized per year. For 2010, programs for Disabled American Veterans and the Boy Scouts have already been authorized.
Other aspects of the program outlined in the bill include required designations and inscriptions, design selection, mint facility, and sale of coins. Surcharges of $10 per coin would be distributed to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.
