United States · Bill · S
S. 2196 (104th)
Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
Introduced
3 October 1996
Last action
3 October 1996 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Sponsors
Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Commemorative Coins Title II: Circulating Coins Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Title I: Commemorative Coins - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint one-dollar silver coins emblematic of the inventions made by Thomas Alva Edison in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of his birth. Directs the Secretary to conduct an open design competition for the design of the obverse and reverse of the coins. Terminates the authority to mint such coins after December 31, 1997. Requires that certain surcharges received from coin sales be distributed to specified entities. Title II: Circulating Coins - Amends Federal law to declare that the obverse side of half-dollar coins minted between specified dates shall have the same likeness of Thomas Alva Edison as the commemorative coins minted under this Act.
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Timeline
3 October 1996
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Source: IntroReferral
3 October 1996
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12310)
Source: IntroReferral
3 October 1996
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 3 October 1996 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bradley, Bill [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/2196
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/2196
- us · 104-s-2196 · source updated 21 August 2025