President George H.W. Bush and First Spouse Barbara Bush Coin Act

12/15/2022, 8:43 PM

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.
Congress
116

Number
S - 457

Introduced on
2019-02-12

# Amendments
1

Sponsors
+5

Cosponsors
+5

Variations and Revisions

Status of Legislation

Bill Introduced
Introduced to House
House to Vote
Introduced to Senate
Senate to Vote

Purpose and 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.
Alternative Names
Official Title as IntroducedA 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.

Policy Areas
Finance and Financial Sector

Potential Impact
Currency•
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents

Comments

Recent Activity

Latest Summary5/2/2020

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

Latest Action1/27/2020
Became Public Law No: 116-112.