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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ajm229, post: 94139, member: 3350&quot;]Here is the Sense of the Senate for you all to read, too:</p><p><br /></p><p>SEC. 105. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is the sense of the Congress that--</p><p><br /></p><p>(1) the enactment of this Act will serve to increase the use of $1 coins generally, which will increase the circulation of the so-called `Sacagawea-design&#039; $1 coins that have been and will continue to be minted and issued;</p><p><br /></p><p>(2) the continued minting and issuance of the so-called `Sacagawea-design&#039; $1 coins will serve as a lasting tribute to the role of women and Native Americans in the history of the United States;</p><p><br /></p><p>(3) the full circulation potential and cost-savings benefit projections for the $1 coins are not likely to be achieved unless the coins are delivered in ways useful to ordinary commerce;</p><p><br /></p><p>(4) the coins issued in connection with this title should not be introduced with an overly expensive taxpayer-funded public relations campaign;</p><p><br /></p><p>(5) in order for the circulation of $1 coins to achieve maximum potential--</p><p><br /></p><p>(A) the coins should be as attractive as possible; and</p><p><br /></p><p>(B) the Director of the United States Mint should take all reasonable steps to ensure that all $1 coins minted and issued remain tarnish-free for as long as possible without incurring undue expense; and</p><p><br /></p><p>(6) if the Secretary of the Treasury determines to include on any $1 coin minted under section 102 of this Act a mark denoting the United States Mint facility at which the coin was struck, such mark should be edge-incused.</p><p><br /></p><p>As you all can see, it does not have the same language concerning living presidents as with the House, and therefore this detail will have to be worked out in conference committee (a joint committee between members of the House and Senate - usually the ones who introduced the bill and others who have particular interest in it&#039;s passage - to work out the differences). </p><p><br /></p><p>This is also a great time to mention that if anybody feels strongly one way or another about this issue, you should call your Congressmen/women and tell them what you think about it. 72 US Senators are cosponsors on the bill in the Senate (<a href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN01047:@@@P)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN01047:@@@P)" rel="nofollow">http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d109:SN01047:@@@P)</a>, and there are two sopnsors in the House (Rep. Michael Castle of Delaware and Rep. Carolyn Maloney of New York).&nbsp; Any Congressperson will listen to your comments, however, and I&#039;d urge you all to call them on the issue!</p><p><br /></p><p>~AJ[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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