As the adjournment of the 118th Congress draws near, I thought it a good time to have a quick look at the commemorative coins bills that were introduced:
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2025 Working Dog: Last action: Passed the House, Sent to Senate ((299 House Co-Sponsors, 48 Senate Co-Sponsors)
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2025 US Marine Corps 250th anniversary: Signed into law on July 26, 2023 (301 House Co-Sponsors, 74 Senate Co-Sponsors)
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2026 Prime Minister Golda Meir: Introduced/Referred (221 House Co-Sponsors, 34 Senate Co-Sponsors)
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2023/2024 Sultana Steamboat Disaster: Introduced/Referred (2024 Bill: 58 House Co-Sponsors, 1 Senate Co-Sponsor)
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2025 US Foreign Service: Introduced/Referred (121 House Co-Sponsors, 43 Senate Co-Sponsors)
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2028 LA28 Olympic and Paralympic Games: Introduced/Referred (94 House Co-Sponsors, 17 Senate Co-Sponsors)
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2029 Arnold Daniel Palmer: Introduced/Referred (38 House Co-Sponsors, no Senate bill)
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2023 NASCAR 75th Anniversary: Introduced/Referred (2 House Co-Sponsors, no Senate bill)
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2023 Fleet Reserve Association: Introduced/Referred (5 House Co-Sponsors, no Senate bill)
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2026 Erie Canal Bicentennial: Introduced/Referred (12 House Co-Sponsors, no Senate bill)
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2029 Selena Quintanilla: Introduced/Referred (3 House Co-Sponsors, no Senate bill)
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2026 FIFA World Cup: Introduced/Referred (292 House Co-Sponsors, 20 Senate Co-Sponsors)
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2026 Paul Laurence Dunbar: Introduced/Referred (0 House Co-Sponsors, no Senate bill)
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2027 Roberto Clemente: Introduced/Referred (200 House Co-Sponsors, no Senate bill)
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2025 Rosie the Riveter: Introduced/Referred (195 House Co-Sponsors, no Senate bill)
Note 1: Bills with a status of "Introduced/Referred" are bills that have not been reported out of Committee.Note 2: Co-Sponsor counts are as of the writing of this post, but are subject to change.So, just 1 of 15 commemorative coin bills introduced in the 118th Congress have thus far received a Presidential signature and passage into law! (I'm sensing good potential for future What If? stories!
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Whichever of these bills is not passed between now and the 118th Congress' adjournment (January 2025) will die for lack of action and need to be re-introduced in the 119th Congress for it to have a chance of progressing. Some have so few co-sponsors that their prospects appear dim.
Posted 09/14/2024 09:42 am
