HRES 539 · 93th Congress · Congress

Resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 8789. A bill to provide for a new coinage design and date emblematic of the bicentennial of the American Revolution for dollars, half-dollars, and quarters.

Introduced 1973-09-11· Sponsored by Rep. Matsunaga, Spark M. [D-HI-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Measure passed House, amended.(1973-09-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides that upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in order to move that the House resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 8789) to provide a new coinage design and date emblematic of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution for dollars, half dollars, and quarters, and for other purposes. Requires that after general debate, which shall be confined to the bill and shall continue not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Banking and Currency, the bill shall be read for amendment under the five-minute rule. States that, at the conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted, and the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit. States that, after the passage of H.R. 8789, the Committee on Banking and Currency shall be discharged from the further consideration of the bill S. 1141, and it …

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