S 1710
106th Congress
Senate
Commemorations
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Leif Ericson Millennium Commemorative Coin Act
Introduced: October 8, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Oct 8, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12319-12320)
Oct 8, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Leif Ericson Millennium Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins, in conjunction with the simultaneous minting and issuance of commemorative coins by the Republic of Iceland, in commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New World by Leif Ericson.
Mandates that all coin surcharges be paid to the Leifur Eirikson Foundation for the purpose of funding student exchanges between the United States and Iceland.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Committees of jurisdiction
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