# 117-hr-7469: James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act

117-hr-7469, James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7469
- Congress: 117
- Title: James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2022-04-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of James Weldon Johnson, an influential writer, diplomat, educator, lawyer, and civil rights activist. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of such coins must be paid to the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, the Stanton College Preparatory School, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and the James Weldon Johnson Foundation.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2022-04-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
- 117-hres-1451: Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022

## Sources
- [117-hr-7469 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7469)

## Related
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- [117-hr-263: Big Cat Public Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-263)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
- [117-hres-1451: Original National Domestic Violence Awareness Month Resolution of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-1451)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7469 (as of 2025-11-18).