3.0.0 3105 2023-01-11T13:32:37Z 2023-01-11T13:32:37Z Senate S 2016-06-28 114 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-06-28T20:53:21Z Mayflower Commemorative Coin Act 114 2980 HR 2015-07-08 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Related bill CRS Mayflower Commemorative Coin Act 114 1715 S 2015-07-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Related bill CRS Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 114 5598 HR 2016-06-28 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Identical bill CRS 2016-06-28 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. IntroReferral 2016-06-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. N W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2016-06-28 True Finance and Financial Sector Commemorative events and holidays Currency Historic sites and heritage areas Historical and cultural resources Indian social and development programs Massachusetts Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers U.S. history Finance and Financial Sector 00 2016-06-28 Introduced in Senate 2016-10-18T17:33:23Z Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue up to 100,000 $5 gold coins, 500,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the landing and settlement of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, the signing of the Mayflower Compact, and the role of the indigenous Wampanoag tribes in the realization of the settlement.

These coins may be issued only during a two-year period beginning January 1, 2020.

Sales of such coins shall include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by Treasury as follows:

  • 50% to Plymouth 400, Inc., to support the its work to develop, implement, and provide oversight for the commemorations surrounding the events of 2020-2021 and to be distributed, at the organization's discretion, to local historical preservation and cultural organizations to support their work in educating the public about the settlement of 1620 and their continued existence for the benefit of future generations;
  • 15% to Plimoth Plantation to support its effort to maintain the replica of the 1627 Plantation, the Mayflower II, and the replica of the Wampanoag Village;
  • 15% to a Wampanoag tribal organization to continue programs to educate people about the life of the Wampanoag people prior to the Plymouth settlement and their interactions with the settlers;
  • 10% to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants to support the continued restoration of the main facility in Plymouth, to provide funding for its research library at that site, and for educational purposes; and
  • 10% to the Pilgrim Society to continue its work in displaying the story of the settlement and settlement artifacts.
]]> Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 Display Title Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the landing and settlement of Plymouth Colony, the signing of the Mayflower Compact, and the role of the indigenous Wampanoag tribes in the realization of the settlement. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016 Introduced in Senate 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3105is/xml/BILLS-114s3105is.xml 2016-06-28 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.