HR 770 115th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Advanced technology and technological innovations Currency

American Innovation $1 Coin Act

Introduced: January 31, 2017 Introduced by: Himes, James A. Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 21 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jul 20, 2018

Signed by President.

Jul 20, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-197.

Jul 10, 2018

Presented to President.

Jun 27, 2018

Mr. Hensarling asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H5786-5787)

Jun 27, 2018

On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5786-5787)

Jun 27, 2018

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

Jun 27, 2018

Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection.(text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5786-5787)

Jun 21, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jun 20, 2018

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

Jun 20, 2018

Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text: CR S4293)

Jun 20, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.(text: CR S4293)

Jun 20, 2018

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4293)

Jan 17, 2018

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

Jan 16, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H181-182)

Jan 16, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H181-182)

Jan 16, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 770.

Jan 16, 2018

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

Jan 16, 2018

Mr. Duffy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Jan 16, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H181-183)

Jan 31, 2017

Introduced in House

Jan 31, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 3,041	Murphy, Christopher	To improve the bill.	Agreed to	Jun 20, 2018

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American Innovation $1 Coin Act

(Sec. 2) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury, over a 14-year period beginning in 2019, to mint and issue "American Innovation" $1 coins commemorating innovation and innovators from each state, each U.S. territory, and the District of Columbia.

Such coins shall be issued in the order in which the states ratified the Constitution or were admitted into the Union. After all such coins are issued, coins shall be issued for the District of Columbia and the territories.

Treasury shall issue four coins per year until a coin has been issued for each jurisdiction.

Neither the bust of any person nor the portrait of any living person may be included in the design of the coins.

The bill instructs Interior to continue to mint and issue $1 coins honoring Native Americans and their contributions.

What's happening now July 20, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-197.

Related & companion bills 2

Bill text 7 versions

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

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

Cosponsors 31

Grothman, Glenn

Wisconsin · Sep 6, 2017

Larson, John B.

Connecticut · Aug 25, 2017

New Jersey · Apr 25, 2017

Moore, Gwen

Wisconsin · Apr 25, 2017

Schneider, Bradley Scott

Illinois · Apr 4, 2017

Beatty, Joyce

Ohio · Mar 29, 2017

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Mar 29, 2017

Vargas, Juan

California · Mar 29, 2017

Connecticut · Feb 27, 2017

Luetkemeyer, Blaine

· Feb 27, 2017

Foster, Bill

Illinois · Feb 15, 2017

Maryland · Feb 9, 2017

COOPER, JAMES

· Jan 31, 2017

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Jan 31, 2017

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