H.R. 6184 110th Congress House

America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008

Official title: To provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Colu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 4, 2008 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 23, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-456.

Dec 23, 2008

Signed by President.

Dec 12, 2008

Presented to President.

Dec 10, 2008

Cleared for White House.

Dec 10, 2008

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 10, 2008

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 10, 2008

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Dec 10, 2008

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10885)

Dec 10, 2008

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10885)

Jul 10, 2008

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

Jul 9, 2008

Mrs. Maloney (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Jul 9, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jul 9, 2008

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 479). (text: CR H6278-6280)

Jul 9, 2008

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6305-6306)

Jul 9, 2008

At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

Jul 9, 2008

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6184.

Jul 9, 2008

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6278-6285)

Jul 8, 2008

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.

Jul 8, 2008

Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-748.

Jun 25, 2008

Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 58 - 0.

Jun 25, 2008

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 4, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Jun 4, 2008

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jul 9, 2008	House · vote #479	On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass	Passed	419–0	See who voted →

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Latest action December 23, 2008

Became Public Law No: 110-456.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 - Requires quarter dollars, issued beginning in 2010, to have designs on the reverse emblematic of one national site in each state, territory of the United States, and the District of Columbia.

Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to select in each state a national park or other national site to be honored with a coin. Requires five coin designs in each year of the period of issuance.

Instructs the Secretary to strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are exact duplicates of such quarter dollars.

Authorizes the Director of the National Park Service to purchase for resale or distribution numismatic items issued under this Act.

Related & companion bills 2

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Financial Services Committee
House of Representatives
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 7

Arizona · Jun 11, 2008

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