Thomas Alva Edison Sesquicentennial Commemorative Coin Act

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 of 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 half-dollar coins minted between specified dates shall have the same design as the commemorative coins minted under this Act.

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Timeline

1. 11 February 1997

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

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2. 11 February 1997

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1232)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 February 1997

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Coverdell, Paul [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Abraham, Spencer [R-MI] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] · D · Cosponsor
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