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HR 5872 110th Congress House Commemorations Anniversaries Boy Scouts Coins and coinage Copper Families Finance and Financial Sector Silver Subsidies

Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced: April 22, 2008 Introduced by: Sessions, Pete Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 8, 2008
Became Public Law No: 110-363.
Oct 8, 2008
Signed by President.
Sep 30, 2008
Presented to President.
Sep 27, 2008
Cleared for White House.
Sep 27, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 27, 2008
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 27, 2008
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9901)
Sep 27, 2008
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9901)
May 19, 2008
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
May 15, 2008
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 15, 2008
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 8 (Roll no. 327). (text: CR 5/13/2008 H3724-3725)
May 15, 2008
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3905)
May 13, 2008
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Simpson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
May 13, 2008
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5872.
May 13, 2008
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3724-3726)
May 13, 2008
Mr. Gutierrez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 22, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Apr 22, 2008
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
May 15, 2008 House · vote #327 On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended Passed 403–8 See who voted →
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(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America.

Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization.

Restricts issuance of such coins to February 8 through December 31, 2010.

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

Requires payment of such surcharges to the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation, to be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard-to-serve areas.

What's happening now October 8, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-363.

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 Bill text 5 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 44
All 44 Democratic 19 Republican 24
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 22, 2008
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Apr 22, 2008
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 22, 2008
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 22, 2008
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 22, 2008
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Apr 22, 2008
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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 22, 2008
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Apr 22, 2008
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Costa, Jim
California · Apr 22, 2008
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Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Apr 22, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 22, 2008
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Apr 22, 2008
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 22, 2008
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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Apr 22, 2008
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 22, 2008
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Apr 22, 2008
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Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 22, 2008
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 22, 2008
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Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Apr 22, 2008
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Apr 22, 2008
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 22, 2008
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Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Apr 22, 2008
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Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 22, 2008
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2008
McCarthy, Kevin
· Apr 22, 2008
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Apr 22, 2008
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 22, 2008
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 22, 2008
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2008
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Apr 22, 2008
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Apr 22, 2008
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Apr 22, 2008
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Apr 22, 2008
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 22, 2008
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Apr 22, 2008
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 22, 2008
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Thompson, Mike
California · Apr 22, 2008
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Apr 22, 2008
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 22, 2008
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 22, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Apr 22, 2008
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Apr 22, 2008
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 22, 2008
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Apr 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5872: Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5872/
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