To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the birth of Thomas Alva Edison, to redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate Thomas Edison, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
105th Congress (1997–1998)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Oct 31, 1998
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 31, 1998.
296 Cosponsors (152 Republicans, 144 Democrats)
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History
H.R. 678 (105th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 678. This is the one from the 105th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 105th Congress, which met from Jan 7, 1997 to Dec 19, 1998. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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