31 USC § 5155 - Providing engraved plates of portraits of deceased members of Congress
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identifier: "/us/usc/t31/s5155"
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legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "31 USC § 5155 - Providing engraved plates of portraits of deceased members of Congress"
title_number: 31
title_name: "MONEY AND FINANCE"
section_number: "5155"
section_name: "Providing engraved plates of portraits of deceased members of Congress"
chapter_number: 51
chapter_name: "COINS AND CURRENCY"
subchapter_number: "V"
subchapter_name: "MISCELLANEOUS"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 993.)"
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# § 5155. Providing engraved plates of portraits of deceased members of Congress
On conditions the Secretary of the Treasury decides, the Secretary may send an engraved plate of a portrait of a deceased Senator or Representative to an heir or legal representative of such a Senator or Representative.
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 97–258, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 993.)
| Revised Section | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 5155 | 31:175. | July 1, 1916, ch. 209, § 1(3d par. on p. 275), 39 Stat. 275. |
The words “terms and” are omitted as being included in “conditions”. The words “that have been or may be made” are omitted as unnecessary.