US Congress House Bill 2256 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 28 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Pending: House Financial Services Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Christa McAuliffe, a teacher tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. The design of the coins shall bear an image and the name of Christa McAuliffe on the obverse side and a design on the reverse side that depicts the legacy of McAuliffe as a teacher. Treasury may issue the coins from January 1-December 31, 2020. All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of the coins shall be paid to the FIRST robotics program for the purpose of engaging and inspiring young people, through mentor-based programs, to become leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2017

Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]

Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]

Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]

Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-28	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2017-04-28	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2256/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2256/BILLS-115hr2256ih.pdf