NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
Latest action · May 25, 2006 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMay 25, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to mint and issue: (1) 50 dollar gold coins; and (2) one dollar silver coins emblematic of the 50 years of exemplary and unparalleled achievements of NASA and JPL.
Directs each Federal agency and U.S. instrumentality that has in its possession any craft or any part of a craft that flew in space to: (1) retrieve any gold, silver, copper, and other metals that are appropriate for use in the production of any coins under this Act from such craft or part; and (2) deposit such metals with the Director of the United States Mint.
Directs each federal agency and U.S. instrumentality that has or continues to conduct space-related missions to make efforts to secure and retrieve from privately-held craft flown in space such gold, silver, copper, and other metals that the Director determines are appropriate for use in the production of any coins under this Act.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to strike and sell bonze duplicates of the $50 gold coins authorized under this Act.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 25, 2006 to Dec 6, 2006; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | May 25, 2006 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 12, 2006 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Jun 12, 2006 | |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Jun 12, 2006 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jun 12, 2006 | |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Jun 26, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Jul 17, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 25, 2006 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Sep 12, 2006 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Sep 14, 2006 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Sep 21, 2006 | |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Sep 26, 2006 | |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Nov 14, 2006 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Dec 6, 2006 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Dec 6, 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 May 26, 2006 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 25, 2006Introduced in Senate
- May 25, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 68 | NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act | Related bill | Jul 13, 2005 |
Titles 2
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 the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- NASA and JPL 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
- Aeronautics
- Anniversaries
- Arts, Culture, Religion
- Astronautics
- Astronauts
- Auditing
- Coins and coinage
- Commemorations
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Gold
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government trust funds
- Labor and Employment
- Laboratories
- Manned space flight
- Museums
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Planets
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Silver
- Smithsonian Institution
- Space activities
- Space shuttles
- Spacecraft
- Survivors' benefits
- Transportation and Public Works
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 25, 2006Introduced in Senate
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