United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008

A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the colonial period to today.

10/2/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008 - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins, and half dollar clad coins as numismatic items emblematic of the traditions, history, and heritage of the U.S. Army, and its role in American society from the Colonial period to today. Requires the design for such coins to contain motifs that honor specifically the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, consistent with the traditions and heritage of the U.S. Army, the mission and goals of the National Museum of the U.S. Army, and the missions and goals of the Army Historical Foundation. Restricts coin issuance to the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2011. Requires all surcharges from coin sales to be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Foundation to help finance the National Museum of the U.S. Army.


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Sponsor

• Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI]
• and 83 Co-Sponsors
  • Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI]
  • Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN]
  • Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY]
  • Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT]
  • Sen. Evan Bayh [D, IN]
  • Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT]
  • Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE]
  • Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM]
  • Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO]
  • Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA]
  • Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH]
  • Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS]
  • Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC]
  • Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV]
  • Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA]
  • Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD]
  • Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE]
  • Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA]
  • Sen. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA]
  • Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY]
  • Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS]
  • Norm Coleman
  • Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME]
  • Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND]
  • Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN]
  • Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX]
  • Larry Craig
  • Elizabeth Dole
  • Pete Domenici
  • Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL]
  • Sen. John Ensign [R, NV]
  • Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY]
  • Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI]
  • Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA]
  • Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA]
  • Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH]
  • Charles Hagel
  • Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA]
  • Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX]
  • Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK]
  • Sen. John Isakson [R, GA]
  • Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD]
  • Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA]
  • Sen. John Kerry [D, MA]
  • Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI]
  • Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA]
  • Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT]
  • Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI]
  • Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT]
  • Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR]
  • Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN]
  • Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL]
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO]
  • Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY]
  • Sen. Robert Menéndez [D, NJ]
  • Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD]
  • Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK]
  • Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA]
  • Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE]
  • Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL]
  • Barack Obama
  • Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR]
  • Sen. John Reed [D, RI]
  • Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS]
  • Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV]
  • Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO]
  • Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT]
  • Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY]
  • Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL]
  • Gordon Smith
  • Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI]
  • Ted Stevens
  • John Sununu
  • Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT]
  • Sen. John Thune [R, SD]
  • Sen. David Vitter [R, LA]
  • Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH]
  • John Warner
  • Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA]
  • Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI]
  • Sen. Roger Wicker [R, MS]
  • Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR]
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Committees

• Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to S.2579

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Introduced		Voted on by Senate		Voted on by House		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
January 30, 2008		October 02, 2008

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• Oct 03, 2008: Held at the desk.
• Oct 03, 2008: Received in the House.
• Oct 03, 2008: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
• Passed by Unanimous Consent in the Senate on Oct 02, 2008. Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
• Oct 02, 2008: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
• Introduced on Jan 30, 2008.
• Jan 30, 2008: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
• Jan 30, 2008: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S497-498)

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Related Bills:

• H.R.5714

Related Issue Areas:

• Commemorations
• Armed forces
• Army
• Coins and coinage
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• Defense policy
• Finance
• Foundations
• Gold
• History
• Humanities
• Military history
• Museums
• Silver
• Social services

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December 07, 2008 WashingtonWatch.com - P.L. 110-450, The United States Army ...

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Senator Inhofe, a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and co-chair of the Senate Army Caucus, announced on Wednesday the Senate passage of the United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008 (S.2579). ...

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November 18, 2008 U.S. Army Commemorative Coin Act Passes to President - Coin News

A nearly identical Senate bill, S. 2579, previously passed on October 2, 2008. Instead of that legislation moving forward, H.R. 5714 was selected. The House had given their unanimous thumbs up for H.R. 5714 on October 3, 2008. ...

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