Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Palladium Bullion Coin Act
Latest action · May 19, 2008 Received in the Senate and 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.
- IntroducedMar 13, 2008
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Palladium Bullion Coin Act - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue a $20 coin that bears, on the obverse and reverse, the designs of the famous 27-millimeter version of the 1907 Augustus Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief gold piece.
Authorizes the Secretary to commence minting and issuing such coins for sale, beginning January 1, 2009, in: (1) an appropriate number of $20 bullion investment coins meeting specified requirements; and (2) up to 15,000 ultra-high relief numismatic $20 coins meeting certain other requirements. Requires all coins to be minted at West Point, New York.
Prohibits numismatic coins from being made available as so-called "fractional" coins.
Requires the Secretary to take specified protective and anti-counterfeiting measures.
Instructs the Treasury Inspector General to report to certain congressional committees on the extent of counterfeiting of rare, collectible, or numismatic coins for sale in the United States, regardless of the country where the original of such coin was produced or of the country in which the counterfeiting takes place, or sales overseas if such counterfeit coins are unauthorized copies of coins originally produced by the U.S. Mint.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 325 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed415–0 | May 15, 2008 |
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 13, 2008 to Apr 9, 2008; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | Mar 13, 2008 |
| R-MT | Denny Rehberg | Apr 9, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Apr 9, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Mar 13, 2008 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred May 19, 2008 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- May 15, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3903-3904)
- May 15, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 415 - 0 (Roll no. 325). (text: CR 5/13/2008 H3720-3721)
- May 15, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 15, 2008The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- May 13, 2008Mr. Gutierrez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 13, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3719-3722)
- May 13, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5614.
- May 13, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Simpson objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Mar 13, 2008Introduced in House
- Mar 13, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Recorded votes H3903enact | — | May 15, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3719–H3722Text printed H3720Rulings of the chair H3722 | Luis V. Gutierrez D-IL, Michael N. Castle R-DE | May 13, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2924 | Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Bullion Coin Act | Identical bill | Apr 28, 2008 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the production of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle ultra-high relief bullion coins in palladium to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals, and for other purposes.
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- To authorize the production in palladium of Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle coins as ultra-high relief numismatic coins and bullion investment coins in order to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals, and for other purposes
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Bullion Coin Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Palladium Bullion Coin Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2008Referred in Senate
- May 15, 2008Engrossed in House
- Mar 13, 2008Introduced in House
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