HR 2808 109th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries Coins and coinage Copper Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics History Lincoln Administration Silver

Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: June 8, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 27, 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-285.

Sep 27, 2006

Signed by President.

Sep 18, 2006

Presented to President.

Sep 8, 2006

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 8, 2006

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9281)

Sep 8, 2006

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9281)

Sep 7, 2006

Received in the Senate.

Sep 6, 2006

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 6, 2006

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 427). (text: CR H6246-6247)

Sep 6, 2006

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 401 - 0 (Roll no. 427).(text: CR H6246-6247)

Sep 6, 2006

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Sep 6, 2006

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2808.

Sep 6, 2006

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6246-6249, H6271-6272)

Sep 6, 2006

Mrs. Biggert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jul 29, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

Jun 8, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Jun 8, 2005

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Sep 6, 2006	House · vote #427	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended	Passed	401–0	See who voted →

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 6, 2006. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 500,000 $1 coins emblematic of the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln.

States that only one facility of the U.S. Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the coins.

Authorizes the Secretary to issue the coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2009.

Prescribes guidelines for coin sales, including a surcharge of $10 per coin, to be paid by the Secretary to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission to further its work.

Subjects the Commission to federal audit requirements.

What's happening now September 27, 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-285.

Committees of jurisdiction 2