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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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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 2006
Held at the desk.
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
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(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

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 5 Republican 3
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jun 6, 2006
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jun 6, 2006
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · May 8, 2006
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · May 4, 2006
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 4, 2006
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 4, 2006
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Mar 28, 2006
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Mar 9, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 811: Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-811/
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"S. 811: Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-811/.
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S. 811, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-811/.
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