Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act
Latest action · Mar 19, 2009 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3564-3565)
Progress
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- IntroducedMar 19, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Star-Spangled Banner Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner.
Requires a coin design emblematic of the War of 1812, and in particular of, the Battle for Baltimore that formed the basis for the Star-Spangled Banner.
Limits the period for coin issuance to calendar year 2012.
Imposes a surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coins and $10 per coin for the $1 coins, which shall be distributed to the Maryland War of 1812 Bicentennial Commission for the purpose of supporting bicentennial activities, educational outreach activities, and preservation and improvement activities pertaining to the sites and structures relating to the War of 1812.
Cosponsors 72
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 19, 2009 to Jul 27, 2010, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 19, 2009 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Mar 30, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | May 14, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | May 19, 2009 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | May 21, 2009 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Jun 2, 2009 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Jun 4, 2009 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Jun 8, 2009 | |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Jun 11, 2009 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | Jun 15, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jun 16, 2009 | |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Jun 18, 2009 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Jun 22, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Jun 22, 2009 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Jun 22, 2009 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Roland Burris | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Jun 23, 2009 | |
| D-DE | Edward E. Kaufman | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Jun 24, 2009 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jul 6, 2009 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jul 8, 2009 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jul 14, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Bob Corker | Aug 6, 2009 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Sep 8, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Sep 22, 2009 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Sep 23, 2009 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Sep 25, 2009 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Oct 7, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Oct 22, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Oct 27, 2009 | |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Dec 4, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 10, 2010 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Mar 11, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Mar 22, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Apr 15, 2010 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Apr 19, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Apr 21, 2010 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Apr 22, 2010 | |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | May 25, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Jul 12, 2010 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jul 12, 2010 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Jul 13, 2010 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jul 15, 2010 | |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jul 20, 2010 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Jul 21, 2010 | |
| R-PA | Arlen Specter | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| R-FL | George S. LeMieux | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Jim Webb | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jul 22, 2010 | |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Jul 26, 2010 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Jul 27, 2010 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Mar 19, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3564-3565)
- Mar 19, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3564)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2097 | Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act | Identical bill | Aug 16, 2010 |
Subjects
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- Mar 19, 2009Introduced in Senate
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