National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
Latest action · Aug 3, 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-152.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 14, 2011
- Passed HouseOct 26, 2011
- Passed SenateJul 12, 2012
- To the PresidentJul 25, 2012
- Became lawAug 3, 2012Public Law 112-152
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 12, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins in recognition of the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2014.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) hold a competition to determine the design of the common obverse of the coins, with such design being emblematic of the game of baseball; and (2) determine compensation for the winning design, which shall be not less than $5,000 and which shall be taken into account when determining the sale price. Requires the design on the common reverse side to depict a baseball similar to those used by Major League Baseball.
Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the National Baseball Hall of Fame to help finance its operations after the total cost of designing and issuing the coins is recovered by the Treasury.
Directs the Secretary to ensure that minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in any net cost to the U.S. government.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 812 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed416–3 | Oct 26, 2011 |
Cosponsors 296
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 14, 2011 to Jul 21, 2011; 293 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| R-MS | Alan Nunnelee | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| R-FL | Allen B. West | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| D-PA | Allyson Y. Schwartz | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| R-NY | Ann Marie Buerkle | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Original | Jul 14, 2011 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2011Markup Jul 20, 2011 |
| Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jul 19, 2011 | |
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Jul 14, 2011 |
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Oct 31, 2011Discharged Jul 12, 2012 |
Actions 23
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 3, 2012Signed by President.
- Aug 3, 2012Became Public Law No: 112-152.
- Jul 25, 2012Presented to President.
- Jul 19, 2012Mr. Huizenga (MI) asked unanimous consent that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H5072-5073)
- Jul 19, 2012Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to without objection. (text as House agreed to Senate amendment: CR H5072-5073)
- Jul 19, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 16, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 12, 2012Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 12, 2012Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4980-4981)
- Jul 12, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 31, 2011Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- Oct 26, 2011Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7113-7114)
- Oct 26, 2011Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 416 - 3 (Roll no. 812). (text: CR 10/25/2011 H7030-7031)
- Oct 26, 2011Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 25, 2011Mr. Pearce moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Oct 25, 2011Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7030-7034)
- Oct 25, 2011DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2527.
- Oct 25, 2011At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Jul 20, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 20, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jul 19, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
- Jul 14, 2011Introduced in House
- Jul 14, 2011Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
In the Congressional Record 5
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5072Amendments H5072 | Bill Huizenga R-MI | Jul 19, 2012 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4980Amendments S4979, S4980 | Harry Reid D-NV, Johnny Isakson R-GA (amendment), Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY (amendment), Richard J. Durbin D-IL (amendment), Saxby Chambliss R-GA (amendment) | Jul 12, 2012 |
| House | Recorded votes H7113enact | — | Oct 26, 2011 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7030–H7034Text printed H7030 | Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Christopher P. Gibson R-NY, Joe Baca D-CA, Joe Barton R-TX, Michael F. Doyle D-PA, Richard L. Hanna R-NY, Stevan Pearce R-NM, Wm. Lacy Clay D-MO | Oct 25, 2011 |
| House | Lists H5086H.R. 2527-2549 | — | Jul 14, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 22, 2011H.R. 2527, National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on July 20, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5086.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44623 | Commemorative Coins: Background, Legislative Process, and Issues for Congress | Report | Feb 4, 2026 |
| R46644 | Commemorative Legislation in Congress: Trends and Observations, 93rd Through 115th Congresses Archived | Report | Dec 18, 2020 |
| RS22060 | The Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund Archived | Report | May 10, 2012 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2553 | In the nature of a substitute. | Kirsten E. Gillibrand D-NY | Amendment SA 2553 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2036 | National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act | Related bill | Jan 26, 2012 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 12, 2012Engrossed Amendment Senate
- Oct 31, 2011Referred in Senate
- Oct 26, 2011Engrossed in House
- Jul 14, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
