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1997 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: February 16, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Feb 16, 1995
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Feb 16, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2843)
Feb 16, 1995
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1997 Franklin Delano Roosevelt Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue commemorative half-dollar silver coins whose obverse side shall bear a likeness of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and whose reverse side shall be emblematic of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial in Washington, D.C.

Mandates that the design for the coins shall be: (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission and the Commission of Fine Arts; and (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee.

Declares that: (1) the coins shall be struck at the U.S. Bullion Depository at West Point; and (2) may be issued only from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.

Requires the Secretary to distribute proceeds from surcharges in equal allocations to: (1) the National Park Foundation Restricted Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial; and (2) the National Park Service Restricted Construction Account for the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.

What's happening now February 16, 1995

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 16, 1995
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