To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, Americans who have been prisoners of war, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the Memorial, and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, and for other purposes.

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Introduced

19 November 1993

Last action

24 November 1993 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

Summary

TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Thomas Jefferson Commemorative Coin Title II: U.S. Veterans Commemorative Coins Title III: Reform of Commemorative Coin Programs Title I: Thomas Jefferson Commemorative Coin - Jefferson Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) issue one-dollar coins emblematic of Thomas Jefferson and his home, Monticello; and (2) pay surcharges from coin sales to the Jefferson Endowment Fund and to the Corporation for Jefferson's Poplar Forest. Title II: U.S. Veterans Commemorative Coins - United States Veterans Commemorative Coin Act of 1993 - Directs the Secretary to issue the following three types of one-dollar commemorative coins: (1) emblematic of the experience of Americans who have been prisoners of war; (2) emblematic of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial; and (3) symbolic of women's service in the armed forces. Requires the Secretary to pay specified amounts of surcharges received from coin sales to: (1) the Secretary of the Interior for construction of the Andersonville Prisoner-of-War Museum in Andersonville, Georgia; (2) an endowment fund to be established by this Act for the maintenance of the Museum; (3) the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to maintain national cemeteries; (4) the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund to help raise an endowment for the Memorial's maintenance and for the addition of names; and (5) the Women in Military Service for America Memorial Foundation, Inc., to create, endow, and dedicate the Women in Military Service for America Memorial. Title III: Reform of Commemorative Coin Programs - Declares that specified congressional committees should not report or otherwise clear legislation for consideration by the House of Representatives or the Senate that provides more than two commemorative coin programs for any year, unless the committees determine, on the basis of a recommendation by the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee, that extraordinary merit exists for an additional commemorative coin program. Requires: (1) recipients of commemorative coin surcharges to file quarterly and final expenditure reports with the Director of the United States Mint and the Comptroller General; and (2) the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on the payment and expenditure of any surcharges based on such reports.

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Timeline

19 November 1993
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 November 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
21 November 1993
Floor
Mr. Kennedy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: Floor
21 November 1993
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
21 November 1993
Vote
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428 - 0 (Roll no. 596).
Source: Floor
21 November 1993
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 428 - 0 (Roll no. 596).
Source: Floor
21 November 1993
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10528-10533)
Source: Floor
21 November 1993
Vote
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
Source: Floor
21 November 1993
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Source: Floor
22 November 1993
Introduced
Received in the Senate.
Source: IntroReferral
24 November 1993
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Source: IntroReferral

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