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Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: February 17, 2006 See on congress.gov

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Jun 29, 2006

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Jun 29, 2006

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Jun 29, 2006

Received in the House.

Jun 29, 2006

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7176-7178; text as passed Senate: CR S7177-7178)

Jun 29, 2006

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7176-7178; text as passed Senate: CR S7177-7178)

Jun 21, 2006

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 475.

Jun 21, 2006

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby without amendment. Without written report.

Jun 14, 2006

Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Feb 17, 2006

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

Feb 17, 2006

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Louis Braille, whose design: (1) on the obverse shall bear a representation of the image of Louis Braille; and (2) on the reverse shall emphasize Braille literacy and include the word for Braille in Braille code.

Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins only during 2009.

Subjects all coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin.

Requires all surcharges to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the the National Federation of the Blind to further its programs to promote Braille literacy.

What's happening now June 29, 2006

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