A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.)
Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln in commemoration of the bicentennial of his birth.
Permits issuance of such coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2009.
States that only one facility of the U.S. Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins.
Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin.
Requires all surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Became Public Law No: 109-285.
Introduced in Senate
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3736)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7178; text as passed Senate: CR S7178)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7178; text as passed Senate: CR S7178)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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Held at the desk.