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First Flight Commemorative Coin Act of 1997

Introduced: May 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
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May 8, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
May 8, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4245-4246)
May 8, 1997
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

First Flight Commemorative Coin Act of 1997 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue for a limited period ten-dollar gold coins, one-dollar silver coins, and half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the first flight of Orville and Wilbur Wright in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.

Instructs the Secretary to ensure: (1) establishment of a coin marketing plan; and (2) availability of adequate funds to cover the costs of implementing such plan.

What's happening now May 8, 1997

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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