International Civil Rights Center and Museum Commemorative Coin Act
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Oct 21, 2009
International Civil Rights Center and Museum Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, during 2010, up to 1,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Requires sales to include a $10 surcharge per coin, to be paid to the International Civil Rights Center and Museum for program development and research.
Source last updated: Dec 5, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
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