S. 3517 (112th): Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act

Introduced:
Aug 02, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]
Status:
Died (Referred to Committee)

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This bill was introduced on August 2, 2012, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Aug 02, 2012
Referred to Committee Aug 02, 2012
Cosponsors
1 cosponsors (1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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Full Title

A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal.

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Last updated Aug 02, 2012.
13 pages

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8/2/2012--Introduced.
Panama-Pacific International Exposition and Panama Canal Commemorative Coins Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue, in commemoration of the centennial of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition and the Panama Canal:
(1) $5 octagonal gold coins,
(2) $5 round gold coins,
(3) $1 silver coins, and
(4) half-dollar clad coins.
Requires the design of such coins to be a close likeness of the two gold and one half-dollar coins issued by the San Francisco Mint at the opening of the Pan-Pacific Exposition and the medal awarded to every U.S. citizen who worked for a continuous two-year period on the construction of the Panama Canal. Restricts the issuance of such coins to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2015.
Prescribes the sale price of the coins and coin surcharges.
Requires such surcharges to be distributed to:
(1) the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society for the design and construction of appropriate exhibitions in the San Francisco Museum and Historical Society; and
(2) the National Park Foundation to be used for programs, construction, or preservation work at President Theodore Roosevelt's home in Oyster Bay, New York.

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