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S. 1047 (109th)

Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005

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Introduced

17 May 2005

Last action

22 December 2005 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 109-145.

Sponsors

Sen. Sununu, John E. [R-NH], Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV], Sen. Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC], Rep. Harkin, Tom [D-IA-5], Sen. Alexander, Lamar [R-TN], Richard Durbin, Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Ensign, John [R-NV], Rep. Bunning, Jim [R-KY-4], Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT], Maria Cantwell, Susan Collins, Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Chuck Grassley, Rep. Cochran, Thad [R-MS-4], Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Chafee, Lincoln [R-RI], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Rep. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT-2], Sen. Martinez, Mel [R-FL], Patty Murray, Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN], Rep. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE-At Large], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Rep. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID-1], John Cornyn, Sen. Lincoln, Blanche L. [D-AR], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI], Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT], Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI], Rep. Lott, Trent [R-MS-5], Sen. Obama, Barack [D-IL], Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Sen. Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT], Sen. Warner, John [R-VA], Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA], Rep. Gregg, Judd [R-NH-2], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Allen, George [R-VA], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]

Subjects

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Source updated

9 March 2026

Summary

Presidential $1 Coin Act of 2005 - Amends Federal monetary law to set forth requirements for the redesign and issuance of circulating $1 coins emblematic of each President of the United States. Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury (Secretary) to issue bullion coins emblematic of the spouse of each such President during the same period in which the $1 coins are issued. Expresses the sense of Congress about the issuance of such coins. Instructs the Secretary to strike and issue for sale $20 gold bullion coins initially bearing the original designs by James Earle Fraser, which appear on the 5-cent coin commonly referred to as the "Buffalo nickel" or the "1913 Type 1." Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to issue 1-cent coins during the year 2009, whose obverse design continues to bear the Victor David Brenner likeness of President Abraham Lincoln, and whose reverse design bears four different designs each representing a different aspect of Lincoln's life.

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Timeline

  1. 17 May 2005

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 17 May 2005

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 July 2005

    Reported

    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  4. 29 July 2005

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 190.

    Source: Calendars

  5. 29 July 2005

    Reported

    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby without amendment. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  6. 29 July 2005

    Reported

    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby without amendment. Without written report.

    Source: Committee

  7. 18 November 2005

    Floor

    Held at the desk.

    Source: Floor

  8. 18 November 2005

    Floor

    Received in the House.

    Source: Floor

  9. 18 November 2005

    Floor

    Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S13421-13424)

    Source: Floor

  10. 18 November 2005

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S13421-13424)

    Source: Floor

  11. 13 December 2005

    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): 291 - 113 (Roll no. 624).(text: CR H11447-11450)

    Source: Floor

  12. 13 December 2005

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11447-11453)

    Source: Floor

  13. 13 December 2005

    Action

    Cleared for White House.

  14. 13 December 2005

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  15. 13 December 2005

    Vote

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 291 - 113 (Roll no. 624). (text: CR H11447-11450)

    Source: Floor

  16. 13 December 2005

    Vote

    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.

    Source: Floor

  17. 13 December 2005

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1047.

    Source: Floor

  18. 13 December 2005

    Floor

    Mr. Oxley moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  19. 15 December 2005

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  20. 15 December 2005

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  21. 22 December 2005

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 109-145.

    Source: President

  22. 22 December 2005

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  23. 22 December 2005

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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