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P.L. 110-277, The American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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H.R. 634 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.
== Detailed Summary ==
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American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins emblematic of the design selected by the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation for the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, in commemoration of disabled American veterans.
Expresses the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent possible, the coins should be struck at the U.S. Mint at West Point, New York.
Limits the period for coin issuance to the calendar year beginning on January 1, 2010.
Imposes a $10 surcharge per coin, to be distributed to the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation for the purpose of establishing an endowment to support the construction of American Veterans' Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C.
Prohibits a surcharge with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, at the time of issuance, it would result in more than the statuory maximum of two commemorative coin programs per year.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 6/2/2008: Placed on6/10/2008: Passed/agreed to in Senate. Status: Passed Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 757.with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Col Ronald Everett
December 6, 2007, 5:41pm (report abuse)I understand your desire to help disabled veterans but supporting The American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial is not the way to do it. This
organization is a rip-off.
If you check their funding status you will see that the only people getting anything from this organization are the people running it. In 2005 they raised $5.6M and had expenses of $7.9M. In 2006, they raised $17M and had expenses of $15.6M. At this rate it's going to be a long time before they raise the $65M they have set as a goal for the memorial and those donating to them are getting taken.
If that isn't bad enough, to encourage people to send them money, they recently mailed out thousands of "Patriotic Blankets". These cheap fleece blankets were a reproduction of the American Flag, clearly and flagrantly in violation of several portions of Section 8 of the Flag Code.
I would suggest that you look for other ways to help disabled veterans.
Gene Reed
February 9, 2008, 4:40pm (report abuse)I am a WW II Vet and yes have a 100% disability for life...and I total disagree the the exorbinate cost of funding this and other memorials they are trying for...Cannot understand how they justify any of their "gifts" to donors.....really do not...
Sorry but I will have to have better info....before further contributionn.
Roy Wilson
May 1, 2008, 12:12pm (report abuse)I'm retired military, & I second Col. Everett's comments. I received from AVDFLM an unsolicited coffee mug with my name on it, & made a donation. I have since received another mug, & two "cheap fleece" blankets, all unsolicited. I've made no further donations because of suspicions reinforced by Col. Everett's comments.
This is merely one more organization of many with ostensibly noble objectives, which play on people's emotions for donations that handsomely support the fund-raisers, but provide pennies to support the noble cause.
Jack Bart
June 19, 2008, 8:02pm (report abuse)An article, House Approves Disabled Veterans Amendment, Coin Surcharges to a Troubled Charity?, on CoinNews.net discusses this very thing.
STOP LOIS POPE!!!
November 6, 2008, 2:38pm (report abuse)People please go to www.wheresthemoneylois.com it explains the mismanagement of the criminals at the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial project. These are George Soros libs running this scam. Help spread the word and tell others. Lois Pope should be put in jail along with her Gay COO, Fredrick Fenstermacher. His boyfriends call him "Rick"!!!