US HB6331 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress

Status

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8)
Status: Introduced on August 2 2012 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2012-10-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal: (1) $5 octagonal gold coins, (2) $5 round gold coins, (3) $1 silver coins, and (4) half-dollar clad coins. Requires the design of such coins to be a close likeness of the two gold and one half-dollar coins issued by the San Francisco Mint at the opening of the Pan-Pacific Exposition and the medal awarded to every U.S. citizen who worked for a continuous two-year period on the construction of the Panama Canal. Restricts the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2015. Prescribes the sale price of the coins and coin surcharges. Requires such surcharges to be distributed to: (1) the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for the design and construction of appropriate exhibitions in the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society; and (2) the National Park Foundation to be used for programs, construction, or preservation work at President Theodore Roosevelt's home in Oyster Bay, New York.

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Title

Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act

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History

DateChamberAction
2012-10-01HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
2012-08-02HouseReferred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Same As/Similar To

SB3517 (Same As) 2012-08-02 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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