Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 became law 254 days after introduction, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 137 words.
Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019
(Sec. 3) This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 350,000 $1 silver coins in commemoration of Christa McAuliffe, a teacher tragically killed in the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster.
(Sec. 4) The design of the coins shall bear an image and the name of Christa McAuliffe on the obverse side and a design on the reverse side that depicts the legacy of McAuliffe as a teacher.
(Sec. 5) Treasury may issue the coins from January 1-December 31, 2020.
(Sec. 7) All surcharges received by Treasury from the sale of the coins shall be paid to the FIRST robotics program for the purpose of engaging and inspiring young people, through mentor-based programs, to become leaders in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
- Committees
- Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector: 53 of 3,256 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.6%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 470 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from enrolled bill to public law · 1,154 words
- Subjects
- CurrencyEducation programs fundingScience and engineering educationSpace flight and explorationTeaching, teachers, curricula
- Latest action
- Oct 9, 2019: Became Public Law No: 116-65.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 116th H.R. 500 Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 R · Introduced