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Lafayette Commemorative Coin Legislation

February 21, 2017 - (EXTRACT FROM) PUBLIC—NO. 188—55TH CONGRESS March 8, 1899 LAFAYETTE MONUMENT: For the purpose of aiding in defraying the cost of a pedestal, and completing in a suitable manner the work of erecting a monument in the city of Paris to...

Columbian Exposition Commemorative Coin Legislation

February 21, 2017 - PUBLIC—NO. 203—52D CONGRESS August 5, 1892 An Act To aid in carrying out the act of Congress approved April twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled “An act to provide for celebrating the four hundredth anniversary of the discovery of America...

Statement on Gold Clause Resolution

February 10, 2017 - Press Release December 9, 1974 FOR RELEASE 3:30 P.M., EST, MONDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1974 The repeal of the restrictions on private ownership of gold effective December 31, 1974, has prompted a number of inquiries on the continuing validity of the...

Bill Providing for American Revolution Bicentennial Coin Design

February 9, 2017 - A BILL To provide a new coinage design and date emblematic of the bicentennial of the American Revolution for dollars and half-dollars. Be it enacted by the Senate and House Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,...

General Henry H. Shelton Honored with Congressional Gold Medal

September 19, 2002 - General Henry H. Shelton received the Congressional Gold Medal today in recognition of his performance as a military leader in coordinating the planning, strategy, and execution of the United States and NATO combat action and his invaluable contributions to the...