United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008

Bill: 110-hr-5714
Sponsor: Rep. Skelton, Ike [D-MO-4]
Introduced: 2008-04-08 in the House
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: 2008-04-08
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: 2008-10-03
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: 2008-11-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2008. 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.

action_date: 2008-11-17
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on October 3, 2008. 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: 2008-12-01
text: Became Public Law No: 110-450.
action_date: 2008-12-01
text: Became Public Law No: 110-450.
action_date: 2008-12-01
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-12-01
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-11-18
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-11-17
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-11-17
text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10601)
action_date: 2008-11-17
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10601)
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10815-10816; text as introduced in House: CR H10815-10816)
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Committee on Financial Services discharged.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Committee on Financial Services discharged.
action_date: 2008-10-03
text: Mr. Skelton asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2008-04-08
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 110-450