Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act
Latest action · Jun 29, 2006 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2006
- Passed SenateJun 29, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins emblematic of the life and legacy of Louis Braille, whose design: (1) on the obverse shall bear a representation of the image of Louis Braille; and (2) on the reverse shall emphasize Braille literacy and include the word for Braille in Braille code.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins only during 2009.
Subjects all coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin.
Requires all surcharges to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the the National Federation of the Blind to further its programs to promote Braille literacy.
Cosponsors 71
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2006 to Jun 12, 2006; 22 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Original | Feb 17, 2006 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Feb 27, 2006 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Feb 28, 2006 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Feb 28, 2006 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Mar 7, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Mar 9, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Mar 13, 2006 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Mar 13, 2006 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Mar 16, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Mar 27, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Mar 27, 2006 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Mar 27, 2006 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Mar 27, 2006 | |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Mar 30, 2006 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Apr 4, 2006 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Apr 24, 2006 | |
| R-MO | Jim Talent | Apr 24, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Apr 24, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Apr 24, 2006 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Apr 24, 2006 | |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Apr 25, 2006 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Apr 26, 2006 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Apr 27, 2006 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | May 1, 2006 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | May 9, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | May 9, 2006 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | May 15, 2006 | |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | May 15, 2006 | |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | May 15, 2006 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | May 17, 2006 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | May 17, 2006 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | May 18, 2006 | |
| R-VA | George Allen | May 22, 2006 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | May 23, 2006 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | May 24, 2006 | |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | May 25, 2006 | |
| R-VA | John Warner | Jun 5, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Jun 5, 2006 | |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Jun 5, 2006 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Jun 12, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 17, 2006Markup Jun 14, 2006Reported Jun 21, 2006 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7176-7178; text as passed Senate: CR S7177-7178)
- Jun 29, 2006Received in the House.
- Jun 29, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 29, 2006Held at the desk.
- Jun 21, 2006Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Reported by Senator Shelby without amendment. Without written report.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7176, S7177Text printed S7177 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Jun 29, 2006 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 19, 2006S. 2321, Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on June 14, 2006</p>
- Jun 19, 2006S. 2321, Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on June 14, 2006
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2872 | Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act | Identical bill | Jul 27, 2006 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Louis Braille.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Louis Braille Bicentennial--Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 29, 2006Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 21, 2006Reported to Senate
- Feb 17, 2006Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.