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Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: April 15, 2005 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov

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Jun 29, 2006

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Jun 29, 2006

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jun 29, 2006

Received in the House.

Jun 29, 2006

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7178; text as passed Senate: CR S7178)

Jun 29, 2006

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7178; text as passed Senate: CR S7178)

Jun 28, 2006

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 500.

Jun 28, 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.

Apr 15, 2005

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

Apr 15, 2005

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3736)

Apr 15, 2005

Introduced in Senate

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 silver coins emblematic of the life and legacy of President Abraham Lincoln in commemoration of the bicentennial of his birth.

Permits issuance of such coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2009.

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

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

Requires all surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

What's happening now June 29, 2006

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