US SB883 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on April 23 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-04-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins emblematic of the design selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the Boards of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society and the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation, in honor of the distinguished service of the American military men and women who have been Medal of Honor recipients. Limits the period for coin issuance to calendar year 2011. Imposes a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin and $10 per coin for the $1 coin, to be distributed to the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation to help finance educational, scholarship, and outreach programs of the Foundation.

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Title

Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009

Sponsors

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN]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. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM]
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]Sen. Sam Brownback [R-KS]Sen. Jim Bunning [R-KY]
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. Thad Cochran [R-MS]
Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]Sen. Kent Conrad [D-ND]Sen. Bob Corker [R-TN]Sen. John Cornyn [R-TX]
Sen. Mike Crapo [R-ID]Sen. Jim DeMint [R-SC]Sen. Byron Dorgan [D-ND]Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]
Sen. John Ensign [R-NV]Sen. Michael Enzi [R-WY]Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]Sen. Lindsey Graham [R-SC]Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA]Sen. Judd Gregg [R-NH]
Sen. Tom Harkin [D-IA]Sen. Orrin Hatch [R-UT]Sen. Kay Hutchison [R-TX]Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D-HI]Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA]Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]Sen. Edward Kaufman [D-DE]
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D-MA]Sen. John Kerry [D-MA]Sen. Paul Kirk [D-MA]Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
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. Mel Martinez [R-FL]Sen. John McCain [R-AZ]
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D-MO]Sen. Mitch McConnell [R-KY]Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ]Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]Sen. Bill Nelson [D-FL]Sen. Benjamin Nelson [D-NE]
Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]Sen. Jack Reed [D-RI]Sen. Harry Reid [D-NV]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. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME]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. David Vitter [R-LA]
Sen. George Voinovich [R-OH]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
2009-04-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2009-04-23 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4687-4688)

Same As/Similar To

HB1209 (Related) 2009-11-06 - Became Public Law No: 111-91.

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