Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
Latest action · Dec 9, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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.
- IntroducedDec 9, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the fight against breast cancer.
Instructs the Secretary to select the design for the coins based upon the winning design from a juried, compensated design competition following certain specifications.
Restricts the period of coin issuance to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2018.
Requires all sales of such coins to include a surcharge of $10 per coin. Prescribes a surcharge distribution formula.
Cosponsors 195
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 9, 2013 to Nov 12, 2014; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Original | Dec 9, 2013 |
| D-NY | Sean Patrick Maloney | Feb 26, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-FL | Alan Grayson | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jun 10, 2014 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Jun 10, 2014 |
Committees 1
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 Dec 9, 2013 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2013Introduced in House
- Dec 9, 2013Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1814-1815)
- Dec 9, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1814 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY | Dec 9, 2013 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H7608.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of the fight against breast cancer.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Breast Cancer Awareness Commemorative Coin Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 9, 2013Introduced in House
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