Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Bill: 110-hr-5872
Sponsor: Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32]
Introduced: 2008-04-22 in the House
Policy area: Commemorations
Subjects: Anniversaries
Boy Scouts
Coins and coinage
Copper
Families
Finance and Financial Sector
Silver
Subsidies

Summary:
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: 
Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America.
 
Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization.
 
Restricts issuance of such coins to February 8 through December 31, 2010.
 
Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin.
 
Requires payment of such surcharges to the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation, to be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard-to-serve areas.
 


action_date: 2008-05-15
text: 
Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America.

Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization.

Restricts issuance of such coins to February 8 through December 31, 2010.

Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin.
 
Requires payment of such surcharges to the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation, to be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard-to-serve areas.
 


action_date: 2008-09-27
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America.
 
Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization.
 
Restricts issuance of such coins to February 8 through December 31, 2010.
 
Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin.
 
Requires payment of such surcharges to the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation, to be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard-to-serve areas.

action_date: 2008-10-08
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed in the House on May 15, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Boy Scouts of America.
 
Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the 100 years of the organization.
 
Restricts issuance of such coins to February 8 through December 31, 2010.
 
Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin.
 
Requires payment of such surcharges to the National Boy Scouts of America Foundation, to be made available to local councils in the form of grants for the extension of Scouting in hard-to-serve areas.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Became Public Law No: 110-363.
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Became Public Law No: 110-363.
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-10-08
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-09-30
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9901)
action_date: 2008-09-27
text: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9901)
action_date: 2008-05-19
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 8 (Roll no. 327). (text: CR 5/13/2008 H3724-3725)
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 8 (Roll no. 327).(text: CR 5/13/2008 H3724-3725)
action_date: 2008-05-15
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3905)
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Simpson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5872.
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3724-3726)
action_date: 2008-05-13
text: Mr. Gutierrez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-22
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-363