President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act
Latest action · Jan 27, 2020 Became Public Law No: 116-112.
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 12, 2019
- Passed SenateDec 16, 2019
- Passed HouseJan 13, 2020
- To the PresidentJan 16, 2020
- Became lawJan 27, 2020Public Law 116-112
Summary
President George H. W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act
This bill requires the issuance of
- $1 coins bearing the image of President George H.W. Bush for a one-year period beginning on January 1, 2020, and
- bullion coins bearing the image of First Spouse Barbara Bush during that same period.
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 12, 2019 to Nov 20, 2019; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| R-OH | Rob Portman | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| R-TX | Ted Cruz | Original | Feb 12, 2019 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | May 1, 2019 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 2, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | May 2, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Cindy Hyde-Smith | May 2, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | May 6, 2019 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | May 6, 2019 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | May 7, 2019 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | May 14, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Rick Scott | May 15, 2019 | |
| R-NE | Deb Fischer | May 16, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | May 16, 2019 | |
| R-LA | Bill Cassidy | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-LA | John Kennedy | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-SD | John Thune | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-IA | Joni Ernst | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Mike Braun | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-SD | Mike Rounds | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-MT | Steve Daines | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-AR | Tom Cotton | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-OK | James Lankford | May 23, 2019 | |
| R-UT | Mitt Romney | May 23, 2019 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | May 23, 2019 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| R-GA | David Perdue | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 12, 2019 | |
| R-AZ | Martha McSally | Jun 13, 2019 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Jun 18, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Aug 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Aug 1, 2019 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Aug 1, 2019 | |
| R-MO | Josh Hawley | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Doug Jones | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Oct 30, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Oct 31, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Margaret Wood Hassan | Nov 5, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Nov 12, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Nov 18, 2019 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Nov 19, 2019 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Nov 20, 2019 |
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 12, 2019Discharged Dec 16, 2019 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 27, 2020Signed by President.
- Jan 27, 2020Became Public Law No: 116-112.
- Jan 16, 2020Presented to President.
- Jan 13, 2020Ms. Waters moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jan 13, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H198-201)
In the Congressional Record 3
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 E36 | Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX | Jan 14, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H198–H201Text printed H198 | J. French Hill R-AR, Jodey C. Arrington R-TX, Maxine Waters D-CA, Patrick T. McHenry R-NC, Roger Williams R-TX, Sylvia R. Garcia D-TX | Jan 13, 2020 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7058Text printed S7058Amendments S7057 | Angus S. King Jr. I-ME (amendment), John Cornyn R-TX (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY, Sherrod Brown D-OH (amendment) | Dec 16, 2019 |
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.
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46015 | The POWER Initiative: Energy Transition as Economic Development | Report | Dec 4, 2024 |
| IF11190 | U.S. Dollar Coins: History and Current Status | Resource | Jan 6, 2023 |
| IF10533 | Congressional Involvement in the Design of Circulating Coins | Resource | Jan 4, 2023 |
| IF11773 | Redesigning Circulating Quarters, Half Dollars, and Dollar Coins: Current and Future Designs | Resource | Jan 4, 2023 |
| R46819 | Social Security: The Effects of Wage and Price Indexing on Benefits | Report | Jun 16, 2021 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1257 | In the nature of a substitute. | John Cornyn R-TX | Amendment SA 1257 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1173 | President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Dollar Coin Act | Related bill | Feb 13, 2019 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to require that $1 coins issued during 2019 honor President George H.W. Bush and to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to issue bullion coins during 2019 in honor of Barbara Bush.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush Coin Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush 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.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 16, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 12, 2019Introduced 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.
