Commems Collection Classic: Quick Bits #55 - 1936 Post-Adjournment Approvals / House

In a previous Quick Bits post, I presented two Senate-initiated commemorative coin bills of the 74th Congress that were approved by President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) in June 1936 after Congress had adjourned: the 1936 San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Opening and the 1936 York County, ME Tercentenary half dollars. (See link below.)

Several commemorative coin and medal bills initiated in the House of Representatives during the second session of the 74th Congress were also signed into law by FDR after Congress had adjourned. With Congress not in session, Roosevelt could have used a "Pocket Veto" on any of the bills by not signing them within 10 days of receipt. As with the Senate bills, however, he chose to sign them into law.

The bills were:

- Roanoke Colony Memorial - June 25, 1936
- Shreveport, LA Founding Centennial / Tri-State Territory Opening - June 25, 1936 (MEDAL)
- Arkansas Statehood Centennial Design Change (Robinson Type) - June 26, 1936
- Marcus and Narcissa Whitman Centennial - June 26, 1936 (MEDAL)

The US Mint struck both of the approved half dollars, but did not strike either of the medals as the sponsor of each decided not to pursue them with the Mint.


Related posts, referenced above:

- Quick Bits #51 - 1936 Post-Adjournment Approvals / Senate
- 1937 Roanoke Colony Memorial - Origin Story
- What If? 1936 Tri-State Territory /Shreveport, LA Centennial
- 1936 Arkansas Statehood Centennial - Robinson Type
- What If? 1936 Whitman Mission Centennial


For other of my posts about commemorative coins and medals, see: Commems Collection.