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S 681 101th Congress Senate 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

Silver Coin Proof Set Act

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

Introduced: March 17, 1989 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 12 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 1, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Jul 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Jul 24, 1989
Received in the House.
Jul 24, 1989
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 18, 1989
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 18, 1989
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jul 18, 1989
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Jul 17, 1989
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 155.
Jul 17, 1989
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Riegle without amendment. Without written report.
Jul 13, 1989
Committee on Banking. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 17, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Mar 17, 1989
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 1

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1 agreed to

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 283 — To make certain technical corrections. Agreed to Jul 18, 1989
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 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 maximum number of one-dollar silver coins and five-dollar palladium 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 obtain palladium for the five-dollar coins by purchase of palladium mined and refined in the United States.

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

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 for use in reducing the national debt.

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 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 August 1, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 13, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 681: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the statehood of Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-681/
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"S. 681: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the statehood of Idaho, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-681/.
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S. 681, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-681/.
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