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Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act

Introduced: August 2, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Aug 2, 2012
Introduced in House
Aug 2, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal: (1) $5 octagonal gold coins, (2) $5 round gold coins, (3) $1 silver coins, and (4) half-dollar clad coins.

Requires the design of such coins to be a close likeness of the two gold and one half-dollar coins issued by the San Francisco Mint at the opening of the Pan-Pacific Exposition and the medal awarded to every U.S. citizen who worked for a continuous two-year period on the construction of the Panama Canal.

Restricts the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2015.

Prescribes the sale price of the coins and coin surcharges. Requires such surcharges to be distributed to: (1) the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for the design and construction of appropriate exhibitions in the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society; and (2) the National Park Foundation to be used for programs, construction, or preservation work at President Theodore Roosevelt's home in Oyster Bay, New York.

What's happening now October 1, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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