US SB653 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 48-23-2)
Status: Introduced on March 19 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-03-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3564-3565)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner. Requires a coin design emblematic of the War of 1812, and in particular of, the Battle for Baltimore that formed the basis for the Star-Spangled Banner. Limits the period for coin issuance to calendar year 2012. Imposes a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coins and $10 per coin for the $1 coins, which shall be distributed to the Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission for the purpose of supporting bicentennial activities, educational outreach activities, and preservation and improvement activities pertaining to the sites and structures relating to the War of 1812.

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Title

Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act

Sponsors

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]Sen. John Barrasso [R-WY]Sen. Max Baucus [D-MT]
Sen. Evan Bayh [D-IN]Sen. Mark Begich [D-AK]Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO]Sen. Robert Bennett [R-UT]
Sen. Christopher Bond [R-MO]Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS]
Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC]Sen. Roland Burris [D-IL]Sen. Robert Byrd [D-WV]Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]
Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R-GA]Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]
Sen. Thad Cochran [R-MS]Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND]Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND]Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]
Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]
Sen. Kay Hagan [D-NC]Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]Sen. Tim Johnson [D-SD]Sen. Edward Kaufman [D-DE]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]Sen. Mary Landrieu [D-LA]Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ]
Sen. George LeMieux [R-FL]Sen. Carl Levin [D-MI]Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I-CT]Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D-AR]
Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D-MD]Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]
Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]Sen. James Risch [R-ID]
Sen. Pat Roberts [R-KS]Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY]
Sen. Jeff Sessions [R-AL]Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA]Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]
Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]Sen. John Thune [R-SD]Sen. Mark Udall [D-CO]Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]
Sen. Mark Warner [D-VA]Sen. Jim Webb [D-VA]Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]Sen. Roger Wicker [R-MS]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]

History

DateChamberAction
2009-03-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3564-3565)
2009-03-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3564)

Same As/Similar To

HB2097 (Same As) 2010-08-16 - Became Public Law No: 111-232.

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