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Conan Commemorative Coin Act

10/28/2022, 1:46 AM

Congressional Summary of HR 5537

Conan Commemorative Coin Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 100,000 $5 gold coins and 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Conan, the military working dog of the U.S. Special Operations Forces who took part in the nighttime raid that resulted in the death of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria).

All surcharges received by Treasury from sales of such coins shall be transferred to the Department of Veterans Affairs, where they may be used to provide additional funds for the service-dog veterinary-health benefit.

Current Status of Bill HR 5537

Bill HR 5537 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since December 23, 2019. Bill HR 5537 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the House on December 23, 2019.  Bill HR 5537's most recent activity was Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. as of December 23, 2019

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5537

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
0
Democrat Cosponsors
0
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5537

Primary Policy Focus

Finance and Financial Sector

Potential Impact Areas

- Currency
- Mammals
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Veterinary medicine and animal diseases

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5537

Conan Commemorative Coin Act
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Conan, the military working dog of the United States Special Operations Forces.
Conan Commemorative Coin Act

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