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HR 5235 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Bicentennial of the Constitution Coins and coinage Money Names Ohio Postal facilities Public debt

To designate the Owens Finance Station of the United States Postal Service in Cleveland, Ohio, as the "Jesse Owens Building of the United States Postal Service".

Introduced: July 10, 1990 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 1990
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 26, 1990
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 26, 1990
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Oct 26, 1990
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 26, 1990
Amendment SP 3188 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Oct 26, 1990
Amendment SP 3188 proposed by Senator Breaux for Senator Cranston.
Oct 26, 1990
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 3, 1990
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Oct 1, 1990
The chair announced that a second on the motion to suspend the rules is not required.
Oct 1, 1990
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Oct 1, 1990
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 1, 1990
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 1, 1990
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Oct 1, 1990
Considered under suspension of the rules.
Oct 1, 1990
Mr. McCloskey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 26, 1990
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 26, 1990
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jul 10, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.
Jul 10, 1990
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the building at 5600 Woodland Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio, known as the Owens Finance Station, as the Jesse Owens Building of the United States Postal Service.

Amends Federal law to require the reverse side of the first coin redesigned to commemorate the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution for a two-year period.

Provides that the design on the obverse side of U.S. coins shall contain the likenesses of those displayed on current coins and shall be considered for redesign. Requires any such obverse redesigns to conform to the inscription requirements of current law.

Requires U.S. coins to be redesigned, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, over the next six years. Requires the Secretary, in selecting new designs, to consider specified constitutional concepts. Requires the designs to be selected by the Secretary upon consultation with the United States Commission of Fine Arts.

Requires that any profits from the sale of uncirculated and proof sets of U.S. coins be deposited in the Treasury and used solely to reduce the national debt.

What's happening now October 27, 1990

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1