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HR 1553 101th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Anniversaries Coins and coinage Exhibitions Idaho Money Montana North Dakota Public debt Silver South Dakota Statehood (American politics) Washington State Wyoming

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the statehood of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 21, 1989 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 20 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 1989
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 22, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Nov 22, 1989
Amendment SP 1209 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Nov 22, 1989
Amendment SP 1209 proposed by Senator Mitchell for Senator Baucus.
Nov 22, 1989
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Nov 20, 1989
Received in the Senate.
Nov 20, 1989
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 20, 1989
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 20, 1989
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Nov 20, 1989
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Nov 20, 1989
On ordering a second Agreed to without objection.
Nov 20, 1989
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Nov 20, 1989
Mr. Hiler demanded a second on the motion to suspend the rules.
Nov 20, 1989
Mr. Gonzalez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Nov 16, 1989
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 16, 1989
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
Oct 5, 1989
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Mar 21, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Mar 21, 1989
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Title I: Statehood Centennial Coin - Statehood Centennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1989 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to a specified number of one-dollar silver coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the statehood of Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming.

Sets forth certain features of such coins and provides for their design, issuance, and sale.

Requires the Secretary to provide a specified amount of all surcharges to the Documents West exhibition program with the remaining amount of surcharges to be deposited in the Treasury to reduce the national debt.

Requires the Secretary to obtain silver for the one-dollar coins only from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.

Grants the Comptroller General the right to examine records and other data of the Idaho Centennial Commission.

Title II: Silver Proof Sets - Silver Coin Proof Set Act - Authorizes the Secretary to mint and issue silver coin proof sets. Sets forth certain specified features of such coins and provides for their sale to the public.

Requires the Secretary to obtain silver for such coins by purchase from stockpiles established under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act and from Treasury stocks on hand.

What's happening now November 22, 1989

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

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