HR 3790
105th Congress
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Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1998
Everywhere this bill has been
16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 19, 1998
Became Public Law No: 105-268.
Oct 19, 1998
Signed by President.
Oct 10, 1998
Presented to President.
Oct 6, 1998
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11638)
Oct 6, 1998
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11638)
Oct 6, 1998
Senate Committee on Banking discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Aug 31, 1998
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Aug 4, 1998
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Aug 4, 1998
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 4, 1998
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Aug 4, 1998
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Aug 4, 1998
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7071-7072)
Aug 4, 1998
Mr. Castle moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 18, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy.
May 5, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
May 5, 1998
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1998 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue five-dollar gold coins and one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the Library of Congress. Authorizes the Secretary to mint and issue $10 bimetallic coins of gold and platinum in lieu of the gold coins.
Requires payment of coin sale surcharges to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board to support Library activities.
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 105-268.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
5 versions
- Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF
- Enrolled Bill Formatted Text PDF
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
- Public Law Formatted Text PDF
- Referred in Senate Formatted Text PDF
Cosponsors
27
R
Sessions, Pete
R
Wicker, Roger F.
BUYER, STEPHEN
D
Clyburn, James E.
R
Crapo, Mike
D
DeGette, Diana
D
Kaptur, Marcy
R
Lucas, Frank D.
D
Pallone, Frank
D
Pelosi, Nancy
R
Rogers, Harold
R
Smith, Christopher H.
D
Thompson, Bennie G.
R
Thune, John
R
Calvert, Ken
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
D
Hoyer, Steny H.
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Sanford, Mark
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Markey, Edward J.
D
McGovern, James P.
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Neal, Richard E.
D
Schumer, Charles E.
D
Smith, Adam
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3790: Library of Congress Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3790/
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