Legislation concerning edge lettering...

[stckplunge]

I heard (could be wrong) that there was supposed to be a vote today concerning the edge lettering fate on the presidential dollars. Does anyone know anything about this... like what happened? Sorry, I dont know where to look for this stuff on my own

 

Jeff

[bsshog40]

I did find this article on it. Mostly looks like the old debate of IN GOD WE TRUST.

doomed lettering

[Conder101]

OK the important bill was H R 2829 which is the bill that provides the funding for the mint. The key portion of which was Sec 907

 

SEC. 907. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement section 5112(n)(2)© of title 31, United States Code.

 

Section 5112(n)(2)© of title 31, United States Code. is

 

‘‘© EDGE-INCUSED INSCRIPTIONS.—

 

‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The inscription of the year of

 

minting or issuance of the coin and the inscriptions

 

‘E Pluribus Unum’ and ‘In God We Trust’ shall be

 

edge-incused into the coin.

 

‘‘(ii) PRESERVATION OF DISTINCTIVE EDGE.—The

 

edge-incusing of the inscriptions under clause (i) on

 

coins issued under this subsection shall be done in

 

a manner that preserves the distinctive edge of the

 

coin so that the denomination of the coin is readily

 

discernible, including by individuals who are blind or

 

visually impaired.

 

 

 

So I did a search for the latest version of the bill, the version that has been reported out of the Senate committee and I find this

 

[struck out->] SEC. 907. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to implement section 5112(n)(2)© of title 31, United States Code. [<-Struck out]

 

That means that the Senate has removed the provision that referred to the edge lettering from the Bill.

 

[DC Dawg]

Conder... where did you find the "strike out" notation?

[construct]

Bill Searches are done at http://www.thomas.gov

[Conder101]

This is where I got my information

http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c110:4:./temp/~c110NzXaet::

 

The top portion contains those sections that have been struck out of the bill followed by the bill as reported out of the senate. The twelveth section down contains those portions dealing with the mint that were struck out an it will be found there. You will have to scroll most of the way down to the bottom to find where Sec 907 is struck out.