H.R.2040
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
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Summary

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, during 2014, up to 350,000 one-dollar coins designed to be emblematic of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its contribution to civil rights in America.

Permits the Secretary to initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, before 2014. Terminates such minting authority after December 31, 2014.

Requires sales to include a $10 surcharge per coin, which shall be paid to the United Negro College Fund. Subjects the Fund to certain federal audit requirements and a specified issuance limitation.

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and 311 Cosponsors
Julia Carson (D) (IN-07-Deceased)
David Dreier (R) (CA-26)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D) (DC)
Donna Christensen (D) (Vir Isl)
Madeleine Bordallo (D) (Guam)
Legislation Slant
Latest Action: Referred to Senate committee. Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking
This action occurred on Wednesday, April 2, 2008 and earned 1 points.
Legislative Progress
Introduced in the House on April 25, 2007
Passed in the House on April 1, 2008
Introduced in the Senate on April 2, 2008
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