I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 1982 To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Women’s Hall of Fame. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MARCH 28, 2019 Mr. MORELLE (for himself, Ms. MOORE, Ms. MENG, and Mr. REED) intro- duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan- cial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a pe- riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for con- sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the com- mittee concerned A BILL To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Women’s Hall of Fame. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Women’s Hall 4 of Fame Commemorative Coin Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 6 The Congress finds the following: 7 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Apr 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 1982 IH (1) In 1969, the National Women’s Hall of 1 Fame was established in Seneca Falls, New York, 2 the location of the first Women’s Rights Convention 3 in 1848. A total of 276 women have been inducted 4 represented well by the first class that included Jane 5 Addams, Marian Anderson, Susan B. Anthony, 6 Clara Barton, Mary MacLeod Bethune, Elizabeth 7 Blackwell, Pearl S. Buck, Rachel Carson, Mary 8 Cassatt, Emily Dickinson, Amelia Earhart, Alice 9 Hamilton, Helen Hayes, Helen Keller, Eleanor Roo- 10 sevelt, Florence Sabin, Margaret Chase Smith, Eliz- 11 abeth Cady Stanton, Helen Brooke Taussig and 12 Harriet Tubman. 13 (2) The National Women’s Hall of Fame is the 14 Nation’s oldest membership organization dedicated 15 to recognizing and celebrating the achievements of 16 great American women. 17 (3) The involvement of women in the Nation’s 18 history is inadequately chronicled, commemorated 19 and celebrated as reflected in the following: 20 (A) Fewer than 5 percent of the 2,400 na- 21 tional historic landmarks chronicle women’s 22 achievements. 23 (B) Only 9 of the 112 statues in the Cap- 24 itol’s Statuary Hall are of women. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Apr 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 1982 IH (C) The National Park Service notes that 1 only 3 of the 152 national monuments in the 2 United States are dedicated to historic female 3 figures. 4 (D) Of the 5,575 outdoor sculpture por- 5 traits of historical figures in the United States, 6 559 portray women according to the Smithso- 7 nian American Art Museum’s online inventories 8 catalog. 9 (E) None of the 30 National managed 10 under the National Park Service specifically 11 honor women. 12 (F) 3 of the 78 National Historic Sites 13 commemorate women. 14 (G) Only 1 of the 56 new quarters issued 15 by the U.S. Mint from 1999 through 2017 com- 16 memorated a woman. 17 (H) Only 219 U.S. Postal Stamps were 18 issued to commemorate women. 19 (4) The National Women’s Hall of Fame will 20 complete rehabilitation of its new home at the 21 former Seneca Falls Knitting Mill, which is a his- 22 toric building included in the National Historic Reg- 23 istry. The new building has over 20,000 square feet 24 available for artifacts to ensure that women’s history 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Apr 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 1982 IH and women’s contribution to American history will 1 be preserved and recounted for future generations. 2 (5) The National Women’s Hall of Fame plans 3 to design an educational program utilizing video con- 4 ference technology with students and teachers par- 5 ticipating in interactive lessons led by educators 6 from the National Women’s Hall of Fame. This pro- 7 gram will provide important lessons on the impact 8 that women have had on mathematics, geography, 9 education, sciences, medicine, military, government, 10 civil rights, economics, industrial technology, arts, 11 and communication. 12 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 13 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration 14 of the National Women’s Hall of Fame, the Secretary of 15 the Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Sec- 16 retary’’) shall mint and issue the following coins: 17 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 75,000 $5 18 coins, which shall— 19 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 20 (B) have diameter of 0.850 inches; and 21 (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 22 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 500,000 23 $1 coins, which shall— 24 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:31 Apr 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 1982 IH (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 1 (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 2 (3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 3 than 1,000,000 half dollar coins which shall— 4 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 5 (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 6 (C) be minted to the specifications for half- 7 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 8 31, United States Code. 9 (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 10 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 11 title 31, United States Code. 12 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 13 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 14 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis- 15 matic items. 16 (d) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con- 17 gress that, to the extent possible without significantly add- 18 ing to the purchase price of the coins, the coins minted 19 under this Act should be produced in a fashion that pro- 20 vides a more dramatic display of the obverse design chosen 21 pursuant to section 4(c). 22 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The design for the coins minted 24 under this Act shall be— 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:31 Apr 12, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 1982 IH (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 1 with— 2 (A) the National Women’s Hall of Fame; 3 and 4 (B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 5 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Commemorative 6 Coin Advisory Committee. 7 (b) DESIGNATIONS AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On each 8 coin minted under this Act there shall be— 9 (1) a designation of the value of the coin; 10 (2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2020’’; and 11 (3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 12 God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 13 ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 14 (c) SELECTION AND APPROVAL PROCESS FOR OB- 15 VERSE DESIGN.— 16 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall hold a 17 competition to determine the design of the common 18 obverse of the coins minted under this Act, with 19 such design being emblematic of women’s contribu- 20 tion to American history. 21 (2) SELECTION AND APPROVAL.—Proposals for 22 the design of coins minted under this Act may be 23 submitted in accordance with the design selection 24 and approval process developed by the Secretary in 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Apr 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 7 •HR 1982 IH the sole discretion of the Secretary. The Secretary 1 shall encourage 3-dimensional models to be sub- 2 mitted as part of the design proposals. 3 (3) PROPOSALS.—As part of the competition 4 described in this subsection, the Secretary may ac- 5 cept proposals from artists, engravers of the United 6 States Mint, and members of the general public. 7 (4) COMPENSATION.—The Secretary shall de- 8 termine compensation for the winning design under 9 this subsection, which shall be not less than $5,000. 10 The Secretary shall take into account this compensa- 11 tion amount when determining the sale price de- 12 scribed in section 6(a). 13 (5) REVERSE DESIGN.—The design on the com- 14 mon reverse of the coins minted under this Act shall 15 depict a design incorporating commemoration of the 16 passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution 17 recognizing the right of women to vote. 18 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 19 (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 20 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 21 (b) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 22 issue coins minted under this Act only during the 1-year 23 period beginning on January 1, 2020. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Apr 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 8 •HR 1982 IH SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 1 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 2 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 3 of— 4 (1) the face value of the coins; 5 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 6 respect to such coins; and 7 (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 8 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 9 winning design compensation, overhead expenses, 10 marketing, and shipping). 11 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 12 sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 13 discount. 14 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 16 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 17 before the issuance of such coins. 18 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre- 19 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea- 20 sonable discount. 21 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 22 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 23 this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 24 (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 25 (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Apr 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 9 •HR 1982 IH (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dol- 1 lar coin. 2 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 3 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 4 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 5 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the National 6 Women’s Hall of Fame Foundation to establish an endow- 7 ment fund that will provide long-term financing for the 8 National Women’s Hall of Fame’s operations. 9 (c) AUDITS.—The National Women’s Hall of Fame 10 Foundation shall be subject to the audit requirements of 11 section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with 12 regard to the amounts received under subsection (b). 13 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 14 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 15 under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 16 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 17 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro- 18 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual com- 19 memorative coin program issuance limitation under sec- 20 tion 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in ef- 21 fect on the date of the enactment of this Act). The Sec- 22 retary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out 23 this subsection. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Apr 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS 10 •HR 1982 IH SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 1 The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec- 2 essary to ensure that— 3 (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 4 will not result in any net cost to the United States 5 Government; and 6 (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 7 are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 8 7 until the total cost of designing and issuing all of 9 the coins authorized by this Act (including labor, 10 materials, dies, use of machinery, winning design 11 compensation, overhead expenses, marketing, and 12 shipping) is recovered by the United States Treas- 13 ury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of 14 title 31, United States Code. 15 SEC. 9. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 16 The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of 17 complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 18 shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 19 titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this 20 Act, submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 21 by the Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the 22 House of Representatives, provided that such statement 23 has been submitted prior to the vote on passage. 24 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:54 Apr 11, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00010 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H1982.IH H1982 pamtmann on DSKBFK8HB2PROD with BILLS