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Union Calendar No. 82 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 358 
[Report No. 109–134, Part I] 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration 
of the 50th anniversary of the desegregation of the Little Rock Central 
High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 25, 2005 
Mr. SNYDER (for himself, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BERRY, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. ROSS, 
Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. THOMPSON of Mis-
sissippi, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. TAYLOR of 
Mississippi, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mrs. DAVIS of California, 
Mrs. TAUSCHER, Ms. KILPATRICK of Michigan, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. 
GINGREY, and Mr. HULSHOF) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Financial Services 
JUNE 15, 2005 
Reported with an amendment and referred to the Committee on Ways and 
Means for a period ending not later than June 17, 2005, for consider-
ation of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the ju-
risdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(t), rule X 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JUNE 17, 2005 
Additional sponsors: Mr. REYES, Mr. SPRATT, Ms. HERSETH, Mr. CASTLE, 
Mr. CHABOT, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. INSLEE, Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia, Mr. RANGEL, Mr. FATTAH, Mrs. MCCARTHY, Mr. 
BROWN of Ohio, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. 
ABERCROMBIE, Mr. RUSH, Ms. WATSON, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. OWENS, Mr. 
GRIJALVA, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of Cali-
fornia, Mr. RYAN
of Ohio, Ms. NORTON, Mr. CLYBURN, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Min-
nesota, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. 
LANTOS, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. FILNER, Mrs. 
MALONEY, Mr. MEEHAN, Ms. HOOLEY, Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania,
Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. KUCINICH, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. NEAL of 
Massachusetts, Mr. BOYD, Mr. SERRANO, Ms. DELAURO, Mr. HAYES, 
Mr. DOYLE, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. SMITH 
of Washington, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mr. MCKEON, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ 
of California, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. PRICE of 
North Carolina, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, 
Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. ROHRABACHER, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of California, Mr. 
PLATTS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. KIND, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. 
RAMSTAD, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. DICKS, 
Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. WU, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Ms. 
WATERS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. NADLER, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. ORTIZ, Mr. 
EVANS, Mr. HALL, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. GON-
ZALEZ, Ms. CARSON, Mr. OLVER, Mr. CASE, Mr. HONDA, Mr. LEWIS of 
Kentucky, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. ENGEL, Mr. ALEX-
ANDER, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mrs. 
BONO, Mr. BACA, Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mr. HINCHEY, 
Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. EMANUEL, 
Ms. HARMAN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. 
TIERNEY, Ms. LEE, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. WYNN, Mr. BISHOP 
of New York, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. BUTTERFIELD, 
Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. WATT, Mr. 
ALLEN, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. MORAN of Kan-
sas, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. CLAY, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. HYDE, Mr. OSBORNE, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. 
DOGGETT, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. FARR, Mr. JEFFERSON, Mr. MCGOVERN, 
Mr. HOLT, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mrs. 
JONES of Ohio, Mr. LEACH, Ms. BORDALLO, Mrs. CHRISTENSEN, Mr. 
BROWN of South Carolina, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. 
MICHAUD, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DINGELL, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 
STRICKLAND, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. LARSON of Connecticut, Mr. ROTHMAN, 
Mr. LEVIN, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. 
WEINER, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Ms. DEGETTE, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 
STARK, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. CLEAVER, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. SIMMONS, 
Mr. WELLER, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WHITFIELD, Mr. ISSA, 
Mr. MURTHA, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. BARROW, Mr. AL 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. BOREN, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mrs. 
EMERSON, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Ms. SCHWARTZ of Pennsylvania, 
Mr. POMEROY, Mr. SABO, Mr. PAYNE, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. 
BECERRA, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. GENE 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. WICKER, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. 
BEAUPREZ, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, 
Mr. MELANCON, Mr. FORD, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. CARDOZA, 
Mr. CARDIN, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. GORDON, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. WALDEN 
of Oregon, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 
WEXLER, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. EDWARDS, Mr. FORBES, Mr. 
SHUSTER, Mr. KLINE, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. WELDON of 
Florida, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. RENZI, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. PUTNAM, 
Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. BARTLETT 
of Maryland, Mr. WAMP, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. PETRI, Mr. LINDER, Mr. 
PASCRELL, 
Mr. 
TANNER, 
Mr. 
MATHESON, 
Mr. 
BAKER, 
Mr. 
RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. HEFLEY, Mr. COBLE, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr.
MCCOTTER, Mr. PITTS, Mr. CARNAHAN, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. 
HIGGINS, Ms. MCKINNEY, Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, 
Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. PENCE, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. 
COSTELLO, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. KANJORSKI, 
Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. KNOLLEN-
BERG, Mr. COLE of Oklahoma, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. 
HART, Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. HOYER, Mr. 
TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. GIBBONS, Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky, Mr. 
COSTA, Mr. CALVERT, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. VIS-
CLOSKY, Mr. WOLF, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. DREIER, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE 
JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. BEAN, Mr. MEEKS of New York, Mrs. DRAKE, 
Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. MCNULTY, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. SUL-
LIVAN, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. COX, Mr. NORWOOD, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. 
GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. BONNER, Ms. 
HARRIS, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. JENKINS, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. 
OBEY, and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California 
JUNE 17, 2005 
Committee on Ways and Means discharged; committed to the Committee of 
the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 25, 2005] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the deseg-
regation of the Little Rock Central High School in Little 
Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Little Rock Central High 
School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative 
Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
The Congress finds the following:
(1) September 2007, marks the 50th anniversary 
of the desegregation of Little Rock Central High 
School in Little Rock, Arkansas. 
(2) In 1957, Little Rock Central High was the 
site of the first major national test for the implemen-
tation of the historic decision of the United States Su-
preme Court in Brown, et al. v. Board of Education 
of Topeka, et al., 347 U.S. 483 (1954). 
(3) The courage of the ‘‘Little Rock Nine’’ (Er-
nest Green, Elizabeth Eckford, Melba Pattillo, Jeffer-
son Thomas, Carlotta Walls, Terrence Roberts, Gloria 
Ray, Thelma Mothershed, and Minnijean Brown) who 
stood in the face of violence, was influential to the 
Civil Rights movement and changed American history 
by providing an example on which to build greater 
equality. 
(4) The desegregation of Little Rock Central 
High by the 9 African American students was recog-
nized by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as such a sig-
nificant event in the struggle for civil rights that in 
May 1958, he attended the graduation of the first Af-
rican American from Little Rock Central High 
School.
(5) A commemorative coin will bring national 
and international attention to the lasting legacy of 
this important event. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treasury 
(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall 
mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins each of 
which shall— 
(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent cop-
per. 
(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this Act 
shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 
31, United States Code. 
(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of section 5136 
of title 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this 
Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 
(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.—The design of the coins 
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the desegrega-
tion of the Little Rock Central High School and its con-
tribution to civil rights in America. 
(b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each coin 
minted under this Act there shall be—