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P.L. 110-456, The America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008
- This item is from the 110th Congress (2007-2008) and is no longer current. Comments, voting, and wiki editing have been disabled, and the cost/savings estimate has been frozen.
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H.R. 6184 would provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States.
== Detailed Summary ==
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America's<b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)</b>
America's Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008 - Requires quarter dollars, issued beginning in 2010, to have designs on the reverse emblematic of one national site in each state, the District of Columbia and territory of the United States.States, and the District of Columbia.
Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to select in each state a national park or other national site to be honored with a coin. Requires five coin designs in each year of the period of issuance.
Instructs the Secretary to strike and make available for sale silver bullion coins that are exact duplicates of such quarter dollars.
Authorizes the Director of the National Park Service to purchase for resale or distribution numismatic items issued under this Act.
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== Status of the Legislation ==
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Latest Major Action: 6/25/2008: House committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Ordered to be Reported12/23/2008: Signed by Voice Vote.President.
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