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S. 1710 (106th)

Leif Ericson Millennium Commemorative Coin Act

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Introduced

8 October 1999

Last action

8 October 1999 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

Sponsors

Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Grams, Rod [R-MN], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Ashcroft, John [R-MO], Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO], Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA], Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA], Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS], Sen. Bryan, Richard H. [D-NV], Sen. Bunning, Jim [R-KY], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Byrd, Robert C. [D-WV], Sen. Campbell, Ben Nighthorse [R-CO], Sen. Cleland, Max [D-GA], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Conrad, Kent [D-ND], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Edwards, John [D-NC], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Fitzgerald, Peter [R-IL], Sen. Gorton, Slade [R-WA], Sen. Graham, Bob [D-FL], Sen. Gramm, Phil [R-TX], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE], Sen. Helms, Jesse [R-NC], Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Sen. Kerrey, J. Robert [D-NE], Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL]

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Summary

Leif Ericson Millennium Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue one-dollar silver coins, in conjunction with the simultaneous minting and issuance of commemorative coins by the Republic of Iceland, in commemoration of the millennium of the discovery of the New World by Leif Ericson. Mandates that all coin surcharges be paid to the Leifur Eirikson Foundation for the purpose of funding student exchanges between the United States and Iceland.

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Timeline

  1. 8 October 1999

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 October 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12319-12320)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 October 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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