[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 16]
[Senate]
[Pages 23787-23788]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



    ACKNOWLEDGING AND SALUTING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF COIN COLLECTORS

  Mr. LOTT. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate now 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Con. Res. 154 submitted by 
myself and Senator Daschle.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. The clerk will report.
  The assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Con. Res. 154) to acknowledge and salute 
     the contributions of coin collectors.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. LOTT. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon 
the table.
  The PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 154) was agreed to.

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  The preamble was agreed to.
  The concurrent resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                            S. Con. Res. 154

       Whereas in 1982, after a period of 28 years, the Congress 
     of the United States resumed the United States commemorative 
     coin programs;
       Whereas since 1982, 37 of the Nation's worthy institutions, 
     organizations, foundations, and programs have been 
     commemorated under the coin programs;
       Whereas since 1982, the Nation's coin collectors have 
     purchased nearly 49,000,000 commemorative coins that have 
     yielded nearly $1,800,000,000 in revenue and more than 
     $407,000,000 in surcharges benefitting a variety of deserving 
     causes;
       Whereas the United States Capitol has benefitted from the 
     commemorative coin surcharges that have supported such 
     commendable projects as the restoration of the Statue of 
     Freedom atop the Capitol dome, the furtherance of the 
     development of the United States Capitol Visitor Center, and 
     the planned National Garden at the United States Botanic 
     Gardens on the Capitol grounds;
       Whereas surcharges from the year 2000 coin program 
     commemorating the Library of Congress bicentennial benefit 
     the Library of Congress bicentennial programs, educational 
     outreach activities (including schools and libraries), and 
     other activities of the Library of Congress; and
       Whereas the United States Capitol Visitor Center 
     commemorative coin program will commence in January 2001, 
     with the surcharges designated to further benefit the Capitol 
     Visitor Center: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     Congress of the United States acknowledges and salutes the 
     ongoing generosity, loyalty, and significant role that coin 
     collectors have played in supporting our Nation's meritorious 
     charitable organizations, foundations, institutions, and 
     programs, including the United States Capitol, the Library of 
     Congress, and the United States Botanic Gardens.

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