HR 2362
107th Congress
House
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act
Official title: To establish the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission.
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18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 24, 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-202.
Jul 24, 2002
Signed by President.
Jul 12, 2002
Presented to President.
Jul 10, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 9, 2002
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6513)
Jul 9, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6513)
Jan 23, 2002
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 309.
Dec 20, 2001
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Oct 31, 2001
Received in the Senate.
Oct 30, 2001
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 30, 2001
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7372-7373)
Oct 30, 2001
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7372-7373)
Oct 30, 2001
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2362.
Oct 30, 2001
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7372-7374)
Oct 30, 2001
Mrs. Davis, Jo Ann moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 10, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Civil Service and Agency Organization.
Jun 28, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jun 28, 2001
Introduced in House
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Latest action
Became Public Law No: 107-202.
Plain-English summary
Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act - Establishes the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission to: (1) study and recommend Government activities to honor Benjamin Franklin on the tercentenary of his birth, including the minting of a Benjamin Franklin tercentenary coin and the issuance of a Benjamin Franklin tercentenary postage stamp; (2) serve as the contact point for State, local, international, and private sector initiatives regarding tercentenary activities; and (3) seek to enter into an arrangement for the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to serve as the secretariat of the Commission and house the Commission's administrative offices.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2362: Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-2362/
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