[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 19]
[Senate]
[Page 25525]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




    COMMEMORATING THE TERCENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of H.R. 3204, which is at the 
desk.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (H.R. 3204) to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the tercentenary of the 
     birth of Benjamin Franklin, and for other purposes.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. BURNS. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be 
read three times, passed, and the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, with no intervening action or debate, and that any statements 
related to this bill be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (H.R. 3204) was read the third time and passed.

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