S 2185 · 114th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced 2015-10-20· Sponsored by Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND]· Senate

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Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.(2015-10-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins (to be made of "pink gold" containing at least 75% gold), 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the fight against breast cancer. Treasury shall: select the design for the coins based upon the winning design from a juried, compensated design competition following certain specifications; and issue the coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2018. All such coin sales must include the following surcharges: $35 per $5 gold coin, $10 per $1 dollar silver coin, and $5 per half-dollar coin. The Treasury shall pay received surcharges promptly to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation according to a specified distribution formula.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans