legislation: 105-hr-4448
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| 105-hr-4448 | 105 | hr | 4448 | Buffalo Coin Act of 1998 | Commemorations | 1998-08-06 | 1998-08-07 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1606) | House | Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] | CA | D | B000918 | 27 | Buffalo Coin Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue half-dollar coins based on the original five-cent coin designed by James Earle Fraser and minted from 1913 to 1938. Mandates that: (1) each coin have a profile representation of a Native American on the obverse side and a representation of a buffalo on the reverse side; (2) coin design be selected by the Secretary and reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee; and (3) a $3 sales surcharge be imposed per coin and distributed to the National Museum of the American Indian to commemorate its tenth anniversary and to supplement its endowment and educational outreach funds. | 2025-08-21T16:11:33Z |