Authorizes the President to present gold medals, on behalf of the Congress, to named individuals referred to collectively as the "Little Rock Nine," in recognition of the selfless heroism they exhibited and the pain they suffered in the cause of civil rights by integrating Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas.
Authorizes appropriations.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell duplicates of such medals in bronze. States that these medals are national medals.
(Sec. 5) Amends the United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 to preclude the Secretary from minting or issuing after specified dates in 1998 coins commemorating the 50th anniversary of the breaking of the color barrier in major league baseball by Jackie Robinson.
Received in the Senate.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10794-10795)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Committee on Banking. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator D'Amato with an amendment. With written report No. 105-245.
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator D'Amato with an amendment. With written report No. 105-245.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 465.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8264-8265)
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8264-8265)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
Received in the House.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.