118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 4059Sultana Steamboat Disaster Commemorative Coin Act of 2024

A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins to honor and memorialize the tragedy of the Sultana steamboat explosion of 1865.

Finance and financial sector
Introduced Mar 22, 2024
Last action Mar 22, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Mar 22, 2024
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Referred
Mar 22, 2024
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 100,000 $5 gold coins, 500,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the Sultana steamboat explosion that occurred on April 27, 1865, on the Mississippi River. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the Sultana Historical Preservation Society Inc. for the purpose of establishing, operating, and maintaining a museum.

Provisions · 8 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Mar 22, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Mar 22, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.