HR 8182 · 117th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced 2022-06-22· Sponsored by Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.(2022-06-22)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue 400,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of James Weldon Johnson, an influential writer, diplomat, educator, lawyer, and civil rights activist. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to Historic Stanton, Inc. and the James Weldon Johnson Foundation.…

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Cosponsors (20)

19 Democrats1 Republican
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]DC
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]FL
Rep. Carson, Andre [D-IN-7]IN
Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]FL
Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-53]CA
Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]PA
Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4]FL
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]CA
Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4]GA
Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14]FL
Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20]FL
Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-13]CA
Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]WI
Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]GA
Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-33]CA
Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7]IL
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3]NY
Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23]FL