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NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: March 3, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
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Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 13, 2005
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 12, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 12, 2005
Mr. Baker moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 12, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5649-5650)
Jul 12, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 68.
Jul 12, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5649-5655)
Jul 12, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5649-5650)
Jun 17, 2005
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 81.
Jun 17, 2005
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Jun 15, 2005
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not later than June 17, 2005 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(t), rule X.
Jun 15, 2005
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 109-133, Part I.
Apr 27, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 27, 2005
Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology Discharged.
Apr 27, 2005
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Jan 4, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jan 4, 2005
Introduced in House
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NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to mint and issue: (1) 50 dollar gold coins; and (2) one dollar silver coins emblematic of the 50 years of exemplary and unparalleled achievements of NASA and JPL.

Directs each Federal agency and U.S. instrumentality, including the Department of Defense, the Smithsonian Institution, NASA, and JPL, that has in its possession any craft or any part of a craft that flew in space to: (1) retrieve any gold, silver, copper, and other metals that are appropriate for use in the production of any coins under this Act from such craft or part; and (2) deposit such metals with the Director of the United States Mint.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that each Federal agency and U.S. instrumentality which retrieves any metals as described above should maintain accurate and complete records of the retrieval and deposit of any such metals sufficient to allow the Director to: (1) provide certificates of authenticity with coins issued under this Act that some proportion of the contents of such coins were obtained from craft or parts of crafts that flew in space; and (2) package with each issued coin a list of the missions in which such craft flew in space.

Directs each federal agency and U.S. instrumentality that has or continues to conduct space-related missions, in addition to the efforts at retrieving metals described above, to make efforts to secure and retrieve from privately-held craft flown in space such gold, silver, copper, and other metals that the Director determines are appropriate for use in the production of any coins under this Act. Expresses the sense of the Congress that each Federal agency and U.S. instrumentality which retrieves any such metals should comply with the recordkeeping procedures described above with respect to such metal.

Requires the Secretary, in addition to the issuance of coins under this Act in such other methods of presentation that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, to provide, as a sale option, a presentation case that displays the $50 gold coin in the center surrounded by the one dollar silver coins in an elliptical orbit.

Requires that all sales of coins minted under this Act include a surcharge of $50 per coin for the $50 dollar coin and $10 per coin for the one dollar coin, which shall be promptly distributed as follows: (1) the first $1 million, to the NASA Family Assistance Fund for the purposes of providing financial assistance to the families of NASA personnel who die as a result of injuries suffered in the performance of their official duties; and (2) of amounts available for distribution after such payment, half to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution for the preservation, maintenance, and display of space artifacts at the National Air and Space Museum, including the Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, and half to such Secretary for the express purpose of providing funding for the establishment of a new National Museum of Money.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bonze duplicates of the $50 gold coins authorized under this Act.

What's happening now July 13, 2005

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 68
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 14, 2005
D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Mar 8, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Mar 3, 2005
D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Mar 3, 2005
DREIER, DAVID
· Mar 3, 2005
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Mar 3, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Mar 3, 2005
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Mar 3, 2005
R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 3, 2005
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 3, 2005
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 3, 2005
R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 17, 2005
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Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 17, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Feb 14, 2005
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2005
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Feb 14, 2005
R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 9, 2005
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Feb 9, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Feb 8, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Feb 8, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Feb 2, 2005
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Feb 2, 2005
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 2, 2005
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 2, 2005
D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 2, 2005
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Issa, Darrell
California · Feb 2, 2005
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Feb 2, 2005
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Feb 2, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Feb 2, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· Feb 2, 2005
R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Feb 1, 2005
Barrett, J.
· Feb 1, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Feb 1, 2005
CANTOR, ERIC
· Feb 1, 2005
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Feb 1, 2005
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 1, 2005
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Feb 1, 2005
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 1, 2005
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 1, 2005
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Feb 1, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Feb 1, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Feb 1, 2005
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 1, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Feb 1, 2005
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 1, 2005
LINDER, JOHN
· Feb 1, 2005
Mack, Connie
· Feb 1, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Feb 1, 2005
R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 1, 2005
R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 1, 2005
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