United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008

Bill: 110-s-2579
Sponsor: Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI]
Introduced: 2008-01-30 in the Senate
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Army
Arts, Culture, Religion
Coins and coinage
Finance and Financial Sector
Foundations
Gold
History
Military history
Museums
Silver
Social Welfare

Summary:
action_date: 2008-01-30
text: 
United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins as numismatic items emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the U.S. Army, and its role in American society from the Colonial period to today.
 
Requires the design for such coins to contain motifs that honor specifically the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, consistent with the traditions and heritage of the U.S. Army, the mission and goals of the National Museum of the U.S. Army, and the missions and goals of the Army Historical Foundation.
 
Restricts coin issuance to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2011.
 
Requires all surcharges from coin sales to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Foundation to help finance the National Museum of the U.S. Army.
 

 


action_date: 2008-10-02
text: 

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

 
United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins as numismatic items emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the U.S. Army, and its role in American society from the Colonial period to today.
 
Requires the design for such coins to contain motifs that honor specifically the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, consistent with the traditions and heritage of the U.S. Army, the mission and goals of the National Museum of the U.S. Army, and the missions and goals of the Army Historical Foundation.
 
Restricts coin issuance to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2011.
 
Requires all surcharges from coin sales to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Foundation to help finance the National Museum of the U.S. Army.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S10420-10421)
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S10420-10421)
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10420-10421)
action_date: 2008-10-02
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10420-10421)
action_date: 2008-01-30
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S498-499)
action_date: 2008-01-30
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S497-498)
action_date: 2008-01-30
text: Introduced in Senate