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- Medals Legislated by Congress
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Research and Development on All Circulating Coins Legislated by Congress
| Legislation Name | Public Law Number |
Date Bill Passed into Law |
| Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 | 111-302 | December 14, 2010 |
Commemorative Coins Legislated by Congress
| Legislation Name | Public Law Number |
Date Bill Passed into Law |
The U.S. Mint Can Issue this Coin Until | Related Programs |
| National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act | 116-94, Division K | December 20, 2019 | December 31, 2021 | |
| Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act | 116-71 | November 25, 2019 | December 31, 2020 | Women’s Suffrage Centennial Silver Dollar |
| Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act | 116-65 | October 9, 2019 | December 31, 2021 | |
| Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act | 115-343 | December 21, 2018 | December 31, 2020 | Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Program |
| American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act | 115-65 | October 6, 2017 | December 31, 2019 | American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program |
| Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act | 114-282 | December 16, 2016 | December 31, 2019 | Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program |
| Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act | 114-148 | April 29, 2016 | December 31, 2018 | Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Program |
| Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Act | 114-30 | July 6, 2015 | December 31, 2017 | Boys Town Centennial Commemorative Coin Program |
| National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program (legislative language included in Section 3055 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015) | 113-291 | December 19, 2014 | December 31, 2016 | 2016 National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program |
| World War I American Veterans Centennial Commemorative Coin Act | 113-212 | December 16, 2014 | December 31, 2018 | 2018 World War I Centennial Silver Dollar |
| March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act | 112-209 | December 18, 2012 | December 31, 2015 | 2015 March of Dimes Silver Dollar |
| Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act | 112-201 | December 4, 2012 | December 31, 2016 | 2016 Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Program |
| Lions Clubs International Century of Service Commemorative Coin Act | 112-181 | October 5, 2012 | December 31, 2017 | Lions Clubs International Century of Service Silver Dollar |
| National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act | 112-152 | August 3, 2012 | December 31, 2014 | 2014 National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Program |
| United States Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program | 112-104 | April 2, 2012 | December 31, 2015 | 2015 U.S. Marshals Service 225th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program |
| Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act | 111-232 | August 16, 2010 | December 31, 2012 | 2012 Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Program |
| 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Act | 111-262 | October 8, 2010 | December 31, 2013 | 2013 5-Star Generals Commemorative Coin Program |
| Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 | 111-91 | November 6, 2009 | December 31, 2011 | 2011 Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Program |
| Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act | 111-86 | October 29, 2009 | December 31, 2013 | 2013 Girl Scouts of the USA Centennial Silver Dollar |
| Jamestown Commemorative Coin Program Amendment | 111-86, Section 8 | October 29, 2009 | N/A | Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act | 110-451 | December 2, 2008 | December 31, 2014 | 2014 Civil Rights Act of 1964 Silver Dollar |
| United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008 | 110-450 | December 1, 2008 | December 31, 2011 | United States Army Commemorative Coin Program |
| Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act | 110-363 | October 8, 2008 | December 31, 2010 | 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar |
| National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin Act | 110-357 | October 8, 2008 | December 31, 2012 | 2012 Infantry Soldier Silver Dollar |
| American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act | 110-277 | July 17, 2008 | December 31, 2010 | 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar |
| Thomas Alva Edison Technical Commemorative Coin Correction Act | 110-003 | February 8, 2007 | N/A | |
| Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act | 109-285 | September 27, 2006 | End of 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2009 | 2009 Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Silver Dollar |
| Louis Braille Bicentennial–Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act | 109-247 | July 27, 2006 | End of 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2009 | 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar |
| Lewis and Clark Commemorative Coin Correction Act | 109-232 | June 15, 2006 | N/A | |
| San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act | 109-230 | June 15, 2006 | End of 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2006 | 2006 San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Program |
| Little Rock Commemorative Coin Act | 109-146 | December 22, 2005 | December 31, 2007 | 2007 Little Rock Central High School Desegregation Silver Dollar |
| American Bald Eagle Recovery and National Emblem Commemorative Coin Act | 108-486 | December 23, 2004 | End of 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2008 | 2008 Bald Eagle Commemorative Coin Program |
| Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin Act | 108-464 | December 21, 2004 | December 31, 2006 | 2006 Benjamin Franklin Commemorative Coin Program |
| 230th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act | 108-291 | August 6, 2004 | December 31, 2005 | Marine Corps 230th Anniversary Silver Dollar |
| Chief Justice John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act | 108-290 | August 6, 2004 | December 31, 2005 | Chief Justice John Marshall Silver Dollar |
| Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2004 | 108-289 | August 6, 2004 | December 31, 2007 | Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program |
| 2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act | 106-435 | November 6, 2000 | December 31, 2002 | Olympic Winter Games Commemorative Coins |
| American Buffalo Coin Commemorative Coin Act of 2000 | 106-375 | October 27, 2000 | December 31, 2001 | American Buffalo Commemorative Coin |
| Leif Ericson Millennium Commemorative Coin Act | 106-126 Section 101-107 | December 31, 1999 | December 31, 2000 | Leif Ericson Millennium Commemorative Coins |
| United States Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coin Act of 1999 | 106-126 Section 201-108 | December 31, 1999 | December 31, 2001 | U.S. Capitol Visitor Center Commemorative Coins |
| Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act | 106-126 Section 301-309 | December 31, 1999 | December 31, 2004 | Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Silver Dollar |
| Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act | 105-331 | October 31, 1998 | December 31, 2004 | Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin |
| Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1998 | 105-268 | October 19, 1998 | December 31, 2000 | Library of Congress Commemorative Coins |
| First Flight Commemorative Coin Act | 105-124 Section 6 | December 1, 1997 | July 31, 2004 | First Flight Centennial Commemorative Coins |
| 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act | 105-124 | December 1, 1997 | December 31, 2008 | |
| Dolley Madison Commemorative Coin Act | 104-329 Section 101.1 | October 20, 1996 | December 31, 1999 | Dolley Madison Commemorative Silver Dollar |
| George Washington Commemorative Coin Act | 104-329 Section 101.2 | October 20, 1996 | November 31, 1999 | George Washington Gold $5 |
| Black Revolutionary War patriots Commemorative Coin Act | 104-329 Section 101.3 | October 20, 1996 | December 31, 1998 | Black Revolutionary War Patriots Dollar |
| Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act | 104-329 Section 101.4 | October 20, 1996 | End of 1-year period beginning on or after May 15, 1997. | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Gold $5 |
| Yellowstone National Park Commemorative Coin Act | 104-329 Section 101.5 | October 20, 1996 | End of 1-year period beginning in 1999 | Yellowstone National Park Silver Dollar |
| National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Commemorative Coin Act | 104-329 Section 101.6 | October 20, 1996 | End of 1-year period beginning on or after December 15, 1997. | National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Dollar |
| Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coin Act | 104-329 Section 101.7 | October 20, 1996 | July 1, 1998 | Jackie Robinson Commemorative Coins |
| Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Commemorative Coins Act | 103-328 Section 206 | September 29, 1994 | Not less than 6 months and not more than 12 months, beginning no later than January 1, 1998. | Robert F. Kennedy Dollar |
| United States Military Academy Bicentennial Commemorative Coins Act | 103-328 Section 207 | September 29, 1994 | March 16, 2003 | West Point Bicentennial Commemorative Coin |
| United States Botanic Garden Commemorative Coins Act | 103-328 Section 208 | September 29, 1994 | December 31, 1997 | Botanic Garden Dollar |
Dollar Coins Legislated by Congress
| Legislation Name | Public Law Number |
Date Bill Passed into Law |
Related Products |
| President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act | 116-112 | January 27, 2020 | Presidential $1 Coin Program |
| American Innovation $1 Coin Act | 115-197 | July 20, 2018 | American Innovation $1 Coin Program |
| Technical amendment to authorize the United States Mint to mint and issue 2008 “Sacagawea design” Golden Dollars | 110-192 | February 29, 2008 | Native American $1 Coin Program |
| To provide for the continued minting and issuance of certain $1 coins in 2008 | 110-192 | February 29, 2008 | Native American $1 Coin Program |
| Revising the Placement of the Inscription “In God We Trust” on the Presidential and Native American $1 Coins (Consolidated Appropriations Act 2008, Division D, Section 623, H.R. 2764) | 110-161 | December 26, 2007 | Native American $1 Coin Program |
| Exception from the $1 Coin Dispensing Capability Requirements for Certain Vending Machines | 110-147 | December 21, 2007 | Native American $1 Coin Program |
| Native American $1 Coin Act of 2008 | 110-82 | September 20, 2007 | Native American $1 Coin Program |
| Presidential Dollar Coin Act of 2005 | 109-145 | December 22, 2005 | Presidential $1 Coin Program |
| United States $1 Coin Act of 1997 | 105-124 Section 4 | December 1, 1997 | Native American $1 Coin Program |
Circulating Coins Legislated by Congress
| Legislation Name | Public Law Number |
Date Bill Passed into Law |
Related Products |
| America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 | 110-456 | December 23, 2008 | America the Beautiful Quarters Program |
| Redesign and Issuance of Circulating Quarter Dollar Honoring the District of Columbia and each of the Territories (Consolidated Appropriations Act 2008, Division D, Section 622, H.R. 2764) | 110-161 | December 26, 2007 | DC and U.S. Territories Quarters Program |
| 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial One-Cent Coin Amendment | 109-145 | December 22, 2005 | Lincoln Bicentennial One Cent Program |
| Westward Journey Nickel Series Technical Amendment | 109-230, Section 8 | June 15, 2006 | Westward Journey Nickel Series |
| Westward Journey Nickel Series | 108-15 | April 23, 2003 | Westward Journey Nickel Series |
| 50 States Commemorative Coin Program Act | 105-124 | December 1, 1997 | 50 State Quarters Program |
Bullion Coins Legislated by Congress
| Legislation Name | Public Law Number |
Date Bill Passed into Law |
| American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010 | 111-303 | December 14, 2010 |
| America’s Beautiful National Parks – Title II: Bullion Investment Products (United States Mint America the Beautiful Silver Bullion Coin TM Program | 110-456 | December 23, 2008 |
| Title II – Buffalo Gold Bullion Coins (American Buffalo Bullion Coins) | 109-145 | December 22, 2005 |
| Title V – General Provisions (American Eagle Platinum Bullion Coins) (Page 110 STAT 3009-348, Sec. 524) | 104-208 | September 30, 1996 |
| Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985 (American Eagle Gold Bullion Coins) | 99-185 | December 17, 1985 |
| Title II -Liberty Coins (American Eagle Silver Bullion One Ounce Coins) | 99-61 | July 9, 1985 |
Medals Legislated by Congress
| Legislation Name | Public Law Number |
Date Bill Passed into Law |
Related Products |
| Merchant Mariners of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2020 | 116-125 | March 13, 2020 | |
| Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act | 116-68 | November 8, 2019 | |
| Stephen Michael Gleason Congressional Gold Medal Act | 115-415 | January 3, 2019 | Steve Gleason Bronze Medal |
| USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act | 115-338 | December 20, 2018 | USS Indianapolis Bronze Medal |
| Chinese-American World War II Veteran Congressional Gold Medal Act | 115-337 | December 20, 2018 | |
| The Larry Doby Congressional Gold Medal Act | 115-322 | December 17, 2018 | |
| Anwar Sadat Centennial Celebration Act | 115-310 | December 13, 2018 | |
| Bob Dole Congressional Gold Medal Act | 115-60 | September 15, 2017 | Bob Dole Bronze Medal |
| Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act | 114-269 | December 14, 2016 | Office of Strategic Services Bronze Medal |
| Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act | 114-265 | December 14, 2016 | Filipino Veterans of World War II Bronze Medal |
| To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights March in March of 1965, which served as a catalyst for the Voting Rights Act of 1965. | 114-5 | March 7, 2015 | Foot Soldiers of the 1965 Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights Marches Bronze Medal |
| To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of Congress to Jack Nicklaus, in recognition of his service to the Nation in promoting excellence, good sportsmanship, and philanthropy. | 113-210 | December 16, 2014 | Jack Nicklaus Bronze Medal |
| To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 65th Infantry Regiment, known as the Borinqueneers | 113-120 | June 10, 2014 | U.S. Army 65th Infantry Regiment Bronze Medal |
| Gold Medal Technical Corrections Act of 2014 | 113-118 | June 10, 2014 | |
| Monuments Men Recognition Act | 113-116 | June 9, 2014 | Monuments Men Bronze Medal |
| To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Shimon Peres | 113-114 | June 9, 2014 | Shimon Peres Bronze Medal |
| To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the Civil Air Patrol | 113-108 | May 30, 2014 | Civil Air Patrol Bronze Medal |
| To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the World War II members of the “Doolittle Tokyo Raiders” for outstanding heroism, valor, skill, and service to the United States in conducting bombings of Tokyo. | 113-106 | May 23, 2014 | Doolittle Tokyo Raiders Bronze Medal |
| American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act | 113-105 | May 23, 2014 | American Fighter Aces Bronze Medal |
| To grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II | 113-16 | July 12, 2013 | First Special Service Force Bronze Medal |
| To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls’ ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement | 113-11 | May 24, 2013 | 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing Victims Bronze Medal |
| Raoul Wallenberg Centennial Celebration Act | 112-148 | July 26, 2012 | Raoul Wallenberg Bronze Medal |
| Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act | 112-76 | December 23, 2011 | Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Bronze Medals |
| To grant the Congressional Gold Medal to the Montford Point Marines | 112-59 | November 23, 2011 | Montford Point Marines Bronze Medal |
| The 100th Infantry Battalion and the 442nd Regimental Combat Team Congressional Gold Medal Act | 111-254 | October 5, 2010 | Nisei Soldiers of World War II Bronze Medal |
| Dr. Muhammad Yunus Congressional Gold Medal Act | 111-253 | October 5, 2010 | Professor Muhammad Yunus Bronze Medal |
| National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010 | 111-221 | August 6, 2010 | |
| Arnold Palmer Congressional Gold Medal Act | 111-65 | September 30, 2009 | Arnold Palmer Bronze Medal |
| New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal Act | 111-44 | August 7, 2009 | New Frontier Bronze Medal |
| Women Airforce Service Pilots (“WASP”) Congressional Gold Medal Act | 111-40 | July 1, 2009 | Women Airforce Service Pilots Bronze Medal |
| Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008 | 110-420 | October 15, 2008 | Native American Code Talkers |
| Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008 | 110-413 | October 14, 2008 | |
| Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act | 110-260 | July 1, 2008 | Sen. Edward William Brooke III Bronze Medal |
| Constantino Brumidi Congressional Gold Medal Act | 110-259 | July 1, 2008 | Constantino Brumidi Bronze Medal |
| Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Congressional Gold Medal Act | 110-209 | May 6, 2008 | Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Bronze Medal |
| Michael Ellis DeBakey, M.D. Congressional Gold Medal Act | 110-95 | October 16, 2007 | Dr. Michael E. DeBakey, M.D. Bronze Medal |
| Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006 | 109-395 | December 14, 2006 | Dr. Norman Borlaug Bronze Medal |
| Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act | 109-357 | October 16, 2006 | Byron Nelson Bronze Medal |
| Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act | 109-287 | September 27, 2006 | Dalai Lama Bronze Medal |
| Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal Act | 109-213 | April 11, 2006 | Tuskegee Airmen Bronze Medal |
| Rev. Martin L. King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Congressional Gold Medal Act | 108-368 | October 25, 2004 | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King Bronze Medal |
| Brown vs. The Board of Education Congressional Gold Medal Act | 108-180 | December 15, 2003 | |
| Dr. Dorothy Height Congressional Gold Medal | 108-162 | December 6, 2003 | |
| Jackie Robinson Congressional Gold Medal Act | 108-101 | October 29, 2003 | |
| Prime Minister Tony Blair Congressional Gold Medal Act | 108-60 | July 17, 2003 | |
| Navajo Code Talkers Congressional Gold Medal Act | 106-554 | December 15, 2000 | Navajo Code Talkers Congressional Gold Medals |
| Ronald and Nancy Reagan Congressional Gold Medal Act | 106-251 | July 27, 2000 | |
| Pope John Paul II Congressional Gold Medal Act | 106-250 | July 27, 2000 | |
| Charles M. Schulz Congressional Gold Medal Act | 106-225 | July 20, 2000 | |
| John Cardinal O’Connor Congressional Gold Medal Act | 106-175 | March 5, 2000 | |
| Father Theodore M. Hesburgh Congressional Gold Medal Act | 106-153 | December 9, 1999 | |
| Rosa Parks Congressional Gold Medal Act | 106-26 | May 4, 1999 | |
| Little Rock Nine Congressional Gold Medal Act | 105-277 | October 21, 1998 | |
| Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela Congressional Gold Medal Act | 105-215 | July 29, 1998 | |
| Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Congressional Gold Medal Act | 105-51 | October 6, 1997 | |
| Mother Teresa of Calcutta Congressional Gold Medal Act | 105-16 | June 2, 1997 | |
| Francis Albert ”Frank” Sinatra Congressional Gold Medal Act | 105-14 | May 14, 1997 | |
| Ruth and Billy Graham Congressional Gold Medal Act | 104-111 | February 13, 1996 | |
| Benjamin Franklin National Memorial Commemorative Medal and Fire Service Bill of Rights Act | 102-406 | October 12, 1992 | |
| General Colin L. Powell Congressional Gold Medal Act | 102-33 | April 23, 1991 | |
| General H. Norman Schwarzkopf Congressional Gold Medal Act | 102-32 | April 23, 1991 |