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HR 2760 113th Congress House

Panama Canal and Pan-Pacific Exhibition Centennial Celebration Act

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 9, 2013 Introduced by: Pelosi, Nancy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector CaliforniaCommemorative events and holidaysCurrencyMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centers
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Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 19, 2013
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 Latest action July 19, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Panama Canal and Pan-Pacific Exhibition Centennial Celebration 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) $2.50 gold coins, (4) $1 gold coins, and (5) half-dollar silver coins.

Urges that the coin designs be close likenesses of the five coins issued by the San Francisco Mint at the opening of the Pan-Pacific Exposition.

Prescribes design requirements.

Authorizes the Secretary to issue circulating clad half dollar coins, in the same design as for the half dollar silver coins. Limits the issue to five consecutive calendar years.

Restricts the issuance of certain coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2017.

Prescribes the sale price of the coins and coin surcharges. Requires such surcharges to be paid by the Secretary to the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for the design and construction of appropriate exhibitions in the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 6
FARR, SAM
· Oct 7, 2013
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Oct 3, 2013
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 28, 2013
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Sep 26, 2013
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 9, 2013
DAVIS, SUSAN
· Jul 23, 2013
Lowenthal, Alan
· Jul 22, 2013
Eshoo, Anna
· Jul 19, 2013
 D
Huffman, Jared
California · Jul 19, 2013
Lee, Barbara
· Jul 19, 2013
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 19, 2013
MILLER, GEORGE
· Jul 19, 2013
Napolitano, Grace
· Jul 19, 2013
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Jul 19, 2013
Speier, Jackie
· Jul 19, 2013
 D
Swalwell, Eric
California · Jul 19, 2013
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jul 19, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2760: Panama Canal and Pan-Pacific Exhibition Centennial Celebration Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2760/
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"H.R. 2760: Panama Canal and Pan-Pacific Exhibition Centennial Celebration Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2760/.
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