Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
Public Law 111-86 · H.R. 621 · 111th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Oct 29, 2009 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Jack Kingston (R-GA-1)
Cosponsors (304): Rep. Pete Sessions, Rep. David Wu,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Girl Scouts of the USA.
Requires the coin design to be emblematic of the centennial of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.
Restricts issuance of such coins to calendar year 2013.
Subjects coin sales to a surcharge of $10 per coin.
Requires payment of such surcharges to the Girl Scouts of the United States of America for Girl Scout program development and delivery. Provides for examination by the Comptroller General of books, records, documents, and other data of the Girl Scouts as may be related to the expenditures of the amounts paid.
Prohibits any surcharge if the coin's issuance would cause the number of commemorative coin programs issued during the year to exceed the annual two commemorative coin program issuance limitation.
Permits continuation of the issuance of numismatic items that contain one-cent coins minted in 2009 until June 30, 2010.
Amends the Jamestown 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2004 to remove reference to the Secretary of the Interior as being a one of the recipients of the distribution of the surcharges received from the sale of coins issued in commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the Jamestown settlement in Virginia and specifies the distribution among the remaining two recipients.
Committees
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Related bills
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S. 451Identical bill
Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Oct 29, 2009Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 111-86.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 22, 2009FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Oct 20, 2009FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 19, 2009FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- OtherOther · Cleared for White House.
- Oct 14, 2009CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Oct 13, 2009FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 621.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Foster moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jan 21, 2009CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.