# 117-hr-8182: James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act

117-hr-8182, 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-8182
- Congress: 117
- Title: James Weldon Johnson Commemorative Coin Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- Introduced: 2022-06-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL)
- Cosponsors: 22
- 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 400,000 $1 silver 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 Historic Stanton, Inc. and the James Weldon Johnson Foundation.

## Cosponsors (22)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2022-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2022-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2022-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-07-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2022-07-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2022-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2022-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2022-08-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2022-08-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-8182 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8182)

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- [117-hr-5577: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3900 C…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5577)
- [117-hr-3630: Lymphedema Treatment Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3630)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
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- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
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