HR 2453 - S 1929 Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act

Great news! H.R. 2453, the Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act, has 298 co-sponsors - 8 more than needed! Next up is the Senate version, S. 1929. When passed into law, this act will generate revenue for four non-profit Mark Twain sites. There is NO COST TO TAXPAYERS! We need your support. Below is a roster showing who has signed on.

1) Contact your U.S. Representative by email to thank him/her support of HR 2453 (Mark Twain Coin);
2) Contact your Senator by email to request his/her support of S 1929 (Mark Twain Coin);
2) A few days later, please follow up with a phone call urging their support;
3) Once he/she has signed on, please contact again to express thanks and to urge him/her to reach out to other Senators to support this budget-neutral bill that supports the legacy of our country's most beloved author.

Remember, there is NO COST TO TAXPAYERS!  (Full details at the bottom of this page)

HR 2453 SPONSORED BY:
Rep Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO] 7/7/2011 THIS BILL HAS PASSED!
S 1929 SPONSORED BY: Senator Richard Blumenthal [D-CT] 11/30/2011 THIS BILL IS IN PROGRESS!

U.S. Senators:
Signed:
Not Signed:
Blunt, Roy - (R - MO)

Boxer, Barbara - (D - CA)

Feinstein, Dianne - (D - CA)

Gillibrand, Kirsten E. - (D - NY)

Lieberman, Joseph I. - (ID - CT)

McCaskill, Claire - (D - MO)

Schumer, Charles E. - (D - NY)


Akaka, Daniel K. - (D - HI)

Alexander, Lamar - (R - TN)

Ayotte, Kelly - (R - NH)

Barrasso, John - (R - WY)

Baucus, Max - (D - MT)

Begich, Mark - (D - AK)

Bennet, Michael F. - (D - CO)

Bingaman, Jeff - (D - NM)

Boozman, John - (R - AR)

Brown, Scott P. - (R - MA)

Brown, Sherrod - (D - OH)

Burr, Richard - (R - NC)

Cantwell, Maria - (D - WA)

Cardin, Benjamin L. - (D - MD)

Carper, Thomas R. - (D - DE)

Casey, Robert P., Jr. - (D - PA)

Chambliss, Saxby - (R - GA)

Coats, Daniel - (R - IN)

Coburn, Tom - (R - OK)

Cochran, Thad - (R - MS)

Collins, Susan M. - (R - ME)

Conrad, Kent - (D - ND)

Coons, Christopher A. - (D - DE)

Corker, Bob - (R - TN)

Cornyn, John - (R - TX)

Crapo, Mike - (R - ID)

DeMint, Jim - (R - SC)

Durbin, Richard J. - (D - IL)

Enzi, Michael B. - (R - WY)

Franken, Al - (D - MN)

Graham, Lindsey - (R - SC)

Grassley, Chuck - (R - IA)

Hagan, Kay R. - (D - NC)

Harkin, Tom - (D - IA)

Hatch, Orrin G. - (R - UT)

Heller, Dean - (R - NV)

Hoeven, John - (R - ND)

Hutchison, Kay Bailey - (R - TX)

Inhofe, James M. - (R - OK)

Inouye, Daniel K. - (D - HI)

Isakson, Johnny - (R - GA)

Johanns, Mike - (R - NE)

Johnson, Ron - (R - WI)

Johnson, Tim - (D - SD)

Kerry, John F. - (D - MA)

Kirk, Mark - (R - IL)

Klobuchar, Amy - (D - MN)

Kohl, Herb - (D - WI)

Kyl, Jon - (R - AZ)

Landrieu, Mary L. - (D - LA)

Lautenberg, Frank R. - (D - NJ)

Leahy, Patrick J. - (D - VT)

Lee, Mike - (R - UT)

Levin, Carl - (D - MI)

Lugar, Richard G. - (R - IN)

Manchin, Joe, III - (D - WV)

McCain, John - (R - AZ)

McConnell, Mitch - (R - KY)

Menendez, Robert - (D - NJ)

Merkley, Jeff - (D - OR)

Mikulski, Barbara A. - (D - MD)

Moran, Jerry - (R - KS)

Murkowski, Lisa - (R - AK)

Murray, Patty - (D - WA)

Nelson, Ben - (D - NE)

Nelson, Bill - (D - FL)

Paul, Rand - (R - KY)

Portman, Rob - (R - OH)

Pryor, Mark L. - (D - AR)

Reed, Jack - (D - RI)

Reid, Harry - (D - NV)

Risch, James E. - (R - ID)

Roberts, Pat - (R - KS)

Rockefeller, John D., IV - (D - WV)

Rubio, Marco - (R - FL)

Sanders, Bernard - (I - VT)

Sessions, Jeff - (R - AL)

Shaheen, Jeanne - (D - NH)

Shelby, Richard C. - (R - AL)

Snowe, Olympia J. - (R - ME)

Stabenow, Debbie - (D - MI)

Tester, Jon - (D - MT)

Thune, John - (R - SD)

Toomey, Patrick J. - (R - PA)

Udall, Mark - (D - CO)

Udall, Tom - (D - NM)

Vitter, David - (R - LA)

Warner, Mark R. - (D - VA)

Webb, Jim - (D - VA)

Whitehouse, Sheldon - (D - RI)

Wicker, Roger F. - (R - MS)

Wyden, Ron - (D - OR)
















































































































































































U.S. Representatives:


Friends of Twain - If your Representative has signed, please follow up by thanking him or her for their support.

SIGNED:
SIGNED:
NOT SIGNED:

Rep Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] - 12/19/2011

Rep Adams, Sandy [R-FL-24] - 12/15/2011

Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] - 12/15/2011

Rep Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5] - 12/15/2011

Rep Altmire, Jason [D-PA-4] - 2/7/2012

Rep Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep Austria, Steve [R-OH-7] - 12/13/2011

Rep Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] - 12/19/2011

Rep Bachus, Spencer [R-AL-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] - 2/7/2012

Rep Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] - 12/13/2011

Rep Barrow, John [D-GA-12] - 2/7/2012

Rep Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] - 12/13/2011

Rep Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Bass, Charles F. [R-NH-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Becerra, Xavier [D-CA-31] - 12/19/2011

Rep Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep Berg, Rick [R-ND] - 12/13/2011

Rep Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1] - 2/7/2012

Rep Berman, Howard [D-CA-28] - 2/7/2012

Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] - 12/13/2011

Rep Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-9] - 12/13/2011

Rep Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Bishop, Jr., Sanford D. [D-GA-2]

Rep Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1] - 12/19/2011

Rep Black, Diane [R-TN-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] - 9/14/2011

Rep Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] - 12/19/2011

Rep Bonner, Jo [R-AL-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Boren, Dan [D-OK-2] - 2/7/2012

Rep Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7] - 12/15/2011

Rep Brady, Robert [D-PA-1] 2/7/2012

Rep Braley, Bruce L. [D-IA-1] - 12/19/2011

Rep Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] - 12/13/2011

Rep Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10] - 12/19/2011

Rep Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] - 12/19/2011

Rep Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-13] - 12/13/2011

Rep Buerkle, Ann Marie [R-NY-25] - 12/15/2011

Rep Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] - 12/15/2011

Rep Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] - 12/13/2011

Rep Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] - 12/19/2011

Rep Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] - 12/13/2011

Rep Campbell, John [R-CA-48] - 12/15/2011

Rep Canseco, Francisco "Quico" [R-TX-23] - 12/13/2011

Rep Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] 2/7/2012

Rep Cardoza, Dennis [D-CA-18] - 2/7/2012

Rep Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Carney, John [D-DE-at large] - 2/7/2012

Rep Carson, Andre [D-IN-7] - 2/7/2012

Rep Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] - 12/13/2011

Rep Cassidy, Bill [R-LA-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] - 12/19/2011

Rep Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6] - 12/19/2011

Rep Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] - 12/19/2011

Rep Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] - 2/7/2012

Rep Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] - 12/19/2011

Rep Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] - 12/15/2011

Rep Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] - 12/15/2011

Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry" [D-VA-11] - 12/15/2011

Rep Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Cravaack, Chip [R-MN-8] - 12/15/2011

Rep Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] - 12/19/2011

Rep Critz, Mark S. [D-PA-12] - 12/19/2011

Rep Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] - 12/15/2011

Rep Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] - 12/15/2011

Rep DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] - 12/19/2011

Rep DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Denham, Jeff [R-CA-19] - 12/15/2011

Rep Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15] - 12/15/2011

Rep DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] - 12/15/2011

Rep Deutch, Ted [D-FL-19] - 2/7/2012

Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-21] - 12/13/2011

Rep Dicks, Norman D. [D-WA-6] - 2/7/2012

Rep Dold, Robert J. [R-IL-10] - 12/13/2011

Rep Donnelly, Joe [D-IN-2] - 2/7/2012

Rep Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] - 12/19/2011

Rep Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] - 12/13/2011

Rep Ellmers, Renee L. [R-NC-2] - 12/13/2011

Rep Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] - 11/2/2011

Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] - 12/19/2011

Rep Farenthold, Blake [R-TX-27] - 12/15/2011

Rep Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] - 12/19/2011

Rep Fincher, Stephen Lee [R-TN-8] - 12/13/2011

Rep Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] - 12/15/2011

Rep Fleming, John [R-LA-4] - 12/15/2011

Rep Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] - 12/13/2011

Rep Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11] - 12/15/2011

Rep Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] - 12/19/2011

Rep Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] - 12/13/2011

Rep Garamendi, John [D-CA-10] - 12/19/2011

Rep Gardner, Cory [R-CO-4] - 12/15/2011

Rep Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] - 12/15/2011

Rep Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] - 12/13/2011

Rep Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-20] - 12/15/2011

Rep Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] - 12/15/2011

Rep Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] - 12/19/2011

Rep Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] - 12/13/2011

Rep Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Green, Gene [D-TX-29] - 12/19/2011

Rep Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] - 12/15/2011

Rep Grijalva, Raul M. [D-AZ-7] - 12/19/2011

Rep Grimm, Michael G. [R-NY-13] - 12/15/2011

Rep Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Hahn, Janice [D-CA-36] - 2/7/2012

Rep Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4] - 12/13/2011

Rep Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-24] - 7/25/2011

Rep Harper, Gregg [R-MS-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Hayworth, Nan A. S. [R-NY-19] - 12/15/2011

Rep Heck, Joseph J. [R-NV-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] - 12/19/2011

Rep Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] - 12/16/2011

Rep Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Hinchey, Maurice [D-NY-22] - 2/7/2012

Rep Hinojosa, Ruben [D-TX-15] - 2/7/2012

Rep Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI-2] - 12/19/2011

Rep Holden, Tim [D-PA-17] - 12/19/2011

Rep Holt, Rush D. [D-NJ-12] - 12/19/2011

Rep Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] - 12/19/2011

Rep Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Hultgren, Randy [R-IL-14] - 12/13/2011

Rep Hunter, Duncan D. [R-CA-52] - 12/13/2011

Rep Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] - 2/7/2012

Rep Israel, Steve [D-NY-2] - 2/7/2012


Rep Jackson, Jr., Jesse L. [D-IL-2] - 2/7/2012

Rep Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] - 12/19/2011

Rep Jenkins, Lynn [R-KS-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Johnson, Henry C. "Hank," Jr. [D-GA-4] - 12/19/2011

Rep Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] - 12/13/2011

Rep Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] - 2/7/2012

Rep Kelly, Mike [R-PA-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep King, Peter T. [R-NY-3] - 12/15/2011

Rep King, Steve [R-IA-5] - 12/15/2011

Rep Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-11] - 12/15/2011

Rep Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] - 12/13/2011

Rep Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] - 12/15/2011

Rep Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] - 12/15/2011

Rep Landry, Jeffrey M. [R-LA-3] - 12/15/2011

Rep Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] - 12/19/2011

Rep Lankford, James [R-OK-5] - 12/15/2011

Rep Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] - 12/13/2011

Rep Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] - 12/13/2011

Rep Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-12] - 12/19/2011

Rep Lewis, Jerry [R-CA-41] - 12/13/2011

Rep Long, Billy [R-MO-7] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep Lujan, Ben R. [D-NM-3] - 2/7/2012

Rep Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] - 12/13/2011

Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] - 12/15/2011

Rep Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] - 12/13/2011

Rep Marino, Tom [R-PA-10] - 12/13/2011

Rep Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] - 12/19/2011

Rep Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-5] - 12/19/2011

Rep McCarthy, Carolyn [D-NY-4] - 12/19/2011

Rep McClintock, Tom [R-CA-4] - 12/15/2011

Rep McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] - 2/7/2012

Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] - 12/15/2011

Rep McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] - 12/15/2011

Rep McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] - 12/19/2011

Rep McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] - 12/13/2011

Rep Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-6] - 11/3/2011

Rep Mica, John L. [R-FL-7] - 12/13/2011

Rep Miller, Candice S. [R-MI-10] - 12/15/2011

Rep Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep Miller, George [D-CA-7] - 2/7/2012

Rep Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] - 2/7/2012

Rep Moran, James [D-VA-8] - 2/7/2012

Rep Murphy, Christopher S. [D-CT-5] - 7/7/2011 *

Rep Napolitano, Grace [D-CA-38] - 2/7/2012

Rep Velazquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-12] - 2/7/2012

Rep Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] - 12/15/2011

Rep Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD] - 12/15/2011

Rep Nugent, Richard [R-FL-5] - 12/15/2011

Rep Nunes, Devin [R-CA-21] - 12/15/2011

Rep Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] - 12/15/2011

Rep Palazzo, Steven M. [R-MS-4] - 12/15/2011

Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] - 12/19/2011

Rep Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] - 12/19/2011

Rep Pastor, Ed [D-AZ-4] - 12/19/2011

Rep Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] - 12/15/2011

Rep Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] - 12/13/2011

Rep Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] - 12/19/2011

Rep Peters, Gary [D-MI-9} - 2/7/2012

Rep Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Pierluisi, Pedro [D-Puerto Rico-at large] 2/7/2012

Rep Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] - 2/7/2012

Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] - 12/15/2011

Rep Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] - 12/13/2011

Rep Pompeo, Mike [R-KS-4] - 12/13/2011

Rep Posey, Bill [R-FL-15] - 12/13/2011

Rep Price, Tom [R-GA-6] - 12/13/2011

Rep Rahall, Nick [D-WV-3] 2/7/2012

Rep Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] - 12/19/2011

Rep Reed, Tom [R-NY-29] - 12/2/2011

Rep Rehberg, Denny [R-MT] - 12/15/2011

Rep Reichert, David G. [R-WA-8] - 12/13/2011

Rep Renacci, James B. [R-OH-16] - 12/15/2011

Rep Reyes, Silvestre [D-TX-16] - 12/19/2011

Rep Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37] - 12/19/2011

Rep Richmond, Cedric [D-LA-2] - 2/7/2012

Rep Rivera, David [R-FL-25] - 12/2/2011

Rep Roe, David P. [R-TN-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] - 12/15/2011

Rep Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-46] - 12/15/2011

Rep Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] - 12/13/2011

Rep Rooney, Thomas J. [R-FL-16] - 12/13/2011

Rep Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] - 12/13/2011

Rep Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Ross, Dennis [R-FL-12] - 12/13/2011

Rep Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] - 12/19/2011

Rep Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-34] - 11/4/2011

Rep Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] - 2/7/2012

Rep Sanchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] - 12/19/2011

Rep Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] - 12/19/2011

Rep Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA-29] - 12/19/2011

Rep Schilling, Robert T. [R-IL-17] - 12/13/2011

Rep Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] - 12/13/2011

Rep Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18] - 12/15/2011

Rep Schweikert, David [R-AZ-5] - 12/15/2011

Rep Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] - 12/15/2011

Rep Scott, David [D-GA-13] - 2/7/2012

Rep Scott, Robert C. [D-VA-3] - 2/7/2012

Rep Scott, Tim [R-SC-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] - 12/13/2011

Rep Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] - 2/7/2012

Rep Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] - 12/13/2011

Rep Shimkus, John [R-IL-19] - 12/13/2011

Rep Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11] - 12/13/2011

Rep Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] - 12/15/2011

Rep Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Sires, Albio [D-NJ-13] - 2/7/2012

Rep Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] - 11/14/2011

Rep Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep Southerland, Steve [R-FL-2] - 12/13/2011

Rep Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] - 11/3/2011

Rep Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] - 2/7/2012

Rep Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] - 12/15/2011

Rep Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] - 12/15/2011

Rep Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] - 12/15/2011

Rep Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Sutton, Betty [D-OH-13] - 12/19/2011

Rep Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] - 2/7/2012

Rep Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] - 12/15/2011

Rep Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] - 12/15/2011

Rep Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] - 12/13/2011

Rep Tierney, John [D-MA-6] - 2/7/2012

Rep Tipton, Scott [R-CO-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] - 11/3/2011

Rep Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] - 12/13/2011

Rep Turner, Robert L. [R-NY-9] - 12/15/2011

Rep Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] - 12/13/2011

Rep Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] - 12/19/2011

Rep Walberg, Tim [R-MI-7] - 12/13/2011

Rep Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] - 12/15/2011

Rep Waters, Maxine [D-CA-35] - 12/19/2011

Rep Webster, Daniel [R-FL-8] - 12/13/2011

Rep West, Allen B. [R-FL-22] - 12/13/2011

Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] - 12/15/2011

Rep Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] - 12/15/2011

Rep Wilson, Frederica [D-FL-17] - 2/7/2012

Rep Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] - 12/13/2011

Rep Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] - 12/13/2011

Rep Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] - 7/21/2011

Rep Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] - 12/13/2011

Rep Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] - 12/19/2011

Rep Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] - 12/19/2011

Rep Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3] - 12/15/2011

Rep Young, C.W. Bill [R-FL-10] - 12/15/2011

Rep Young, Don [R-AK] - 12/15/2011

Rep Roby, Martha [R-AL] 
Rep Faleomavaega, Eni F.H. [D-American Samoa]
Rep Quayle, Ben [R-AZ]
Rep Flake, Jeff [R-AZ]
Rep Giffords, Gabrielle [D-AZ]
Rep Ross, Mike [D-AR]
Rep Thompson, Mike [D-CA]
Rep Herger, Wally [R-CA]
Rep Pelosi, Nancy [D-CA]
Rep McNerney, Jerry [D-CA]
Rep Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA]
Rep Farr, Sam [D-CA]
Rep Costa, Jim [D-CA]
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 The Coin Bill: What it will do, and how you can help...

WHAT: This bill will generate funds for four non-profit organizations that preserve the legacy of Mark Twain: 1) The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, MO; 2) The Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT; 3) The Center for Mark Twain Studies in Elmira, NY; and 4) The Mark Twain Project at the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley, California.

WHY: To help four non-profit organizations preserve the legacy of this great American at no cost to taxpayers. These are challenging times, and non-profits are receiving fewer donations than ever before.

WHO: You! Your help is needed. This bill will produce a coin at no cost to taxpayers, but we need YOU to contact your U.S. Senators! (Click here for Senate contact information)

HOW: It's as easy as 1-2-3! If you see your Senator is listed under "Not Signed," will you please do three simple tasks? 1) Email your Senator and ask him or her to cosponsor this bill; and 2) Follow up a day or two later with a phone call to be sure your message was received. 3) After your Senator signs on, please follow up again with a thank you call, and ask him/her to reach out to other Senators to sign on. That's it!

WHEN: Right now! For your convenience, this page includes two lists: Signed and Not Signed. We will keep it current so you will know what to ask when making contact. Links are provided for your convenience. So, will you please contact your Representative right now and ask for support of this bill? Click here for contact information!

DETAILED INFORMATION:

The Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act is legislation introduced by Representatives Luetkemeyer [R-MO] and Larson [D-CT] (HR 2453)  and Senator Blumenthal [D-CT] (S 1929) that would mint a coin in honor of  Mark Twain. To honor Twain’s contribution to American history, the U.S. Mint would produce the coin in 2016 for a limited time at no cost to taxpayers.

A true American icon, Mark Twain’s life and legacy left a mark on states across the country. Born (1835) and raised in Missouri, Twain’s boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, inspired settings of some of his most beloved stories and helped shape his views on hypocrisy and injustice. The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal commemorates the childhood of a man who grew up to be one of the most recognized names in literature. Twain would eventually move to Hartford, Connecticut, where he settled down, built a house and began to work on what would become his most famous work, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884). Hartford, now home to the Mark Twain House & Museum, is dedicated to educating people across the nation and around the world about Twain, his works and the time period in which he lived.

In New York, the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College breathes new life into the history of Mark Twain, offering fellowships for research on the author. The Center also hosts a quadrennial Mark Twain conference and provides tours of Twain’s study, where he sought refuge to write several short stories and novels such as The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876), The Prince and the Pauper (1881) and A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court (1889). The Mark Twain Project at the Bancroft Library of the University of California houses the Mark Twain papers, an extensive archive of virtually every document in Mark Twain’s hand known to survive.

Please know that commemorative coins are manufactured and marketed by the U.S. Mint at no cost to taxpayers. The U.S. Mint sells the coins directly to the public. Since 1982, commemorative coin programs have offered a fundraising possibility for non-profit organizations associated with the subject, place or event being honored. A surcharge is placed on each coin sold and remitted by the U.S. Treasury to the recipient organizations, including The Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri, the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut, the Center for Mark Twain Studies at Elmira College, New York and the Mark Twain Project at the Bancroft Library of the University of California, Berkeley, California.


View details of the House bill by clicking here.

Check progress of Senate bill by clicking here.


In this challenging economy, passage of this act will provide greatly needed revenue to these four historically significant sites at no cost to taxpayers. Will you please contact your Senator today?

Mark Twain Boyhood Home
 Hartford House Quarry Farm HouseAutobiography
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home in Hannibal, MO
(Sam Clemens lived here
from the age of 4 to 17)

The Mark Twain House in Hartford, CT
(Sam and Livy raised
their family here)

The Quarry Farm House
in Elmira, New York
(maintained by the
Center for
Mark Twain Studies)

The Autobiography, published 100 years after Twain's death, edited by
The Mark Twain Project


Note: If you want to view the progress of the bill, click here.

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