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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Jul 8, 2008
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America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 - Requires quarter dollars, issued beginning in 2010, to have designs on the reverse emblematic of one national site in each state, territory of the United States, and the District of Columbia.
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to select in each state a national park or other national site to be honored with a coin. Requires five coin designs in each year of the period of issuance.
Instructs the Secretary to strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are exact duplicates of such quarter dollars.
Authorizes the Director of the National Park Service to purchase for resale or distribution numismatic items issued under this Act.
People & committees
Rep. Castle, Michael N. [R-DE-At Large] · R–DE
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Became Public Law No: 110-456.
Became Public Law No: 110-456.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Cleared for White House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10885)
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10885)
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 479). (text: CR H6278-6280)
House roll call 479 · Individual votesPassed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 419 - 0 (Roll no. 479).(text: CR H6278-6280)
House roll call 479 · Individual votesConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6305-6306)
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6184.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6278-6285)
Mrs. Maloney (NY) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 474.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-748.
Reported by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 110-748.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 58 - 0.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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