HR 3187 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012

Introduced Oct 13, 2011 Originated House Became Public Law 112-209 Sponsor Robert J. Dold R-IL

Latest action · Dec 18, 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-209.

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.

IntroducedOct 13, 2011
Passed HouseAug 1, 2012
Passed SenateDec 10, 2012
To the PresidentDec 12, 2012
Became lawDec 18, 2012Public Law 112-209

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on August 1, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 500,000 $1 silver coins emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes.

Requires the design of the coins to be emblematic of the mission and programs of the March of Dimes and its record of generating Americans' support to protect our children's health.

Permits issuance of such coins only during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2015.

Requires all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of such coins to be promptly paid to the March of Dimes to help finance research, education, and services aimed at improving the health of women, infants, and children.

Subjects the March of Dimes to federal audit requirements.

Instructs the Secretary to take necessary action to ensure that: (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not result in any net cost to the federal government; and (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be disbursed to March of Dimes to help finance research, education, and services aimed at improving the health of women, infants, and children until the total cost of designing and issuing the coins authorized by this Act is recovered by the Treasury.

Cosponsors 305

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 13, 2011 to Aug 1, 2012; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NH	Charles F. Bass	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-PA	Charles W. Dent	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-WV	David B. McKinley	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-CA	Gary G. Miller	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-GA	Jack Kingston	Original	Oct 13, 2011
D-MA	James P. McGovern	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-LA	Jeffrey M. Landry	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-IL	Judy Biggert	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	Oct 13, 2011
D-NY	Nita M. Lowey	Original	Oct 13, 2011
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi	Original	Oct 13, 2011
D-VT	Peter Welch	Original	Oct 13, 2011

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Committees 2

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 Oct 13, 2011
	Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee	Referred Oct 21, 2011
House	Budget Committee	Referred Oct 13, 2011

Actions 14

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 18, 2012Signed by President.
Dec 18, 2012Became Public Law No: 112-209.
Dec 12, 2012Presented to President.
Dec 11, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 10, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7706)
Aug 2, 2012Received in the Senate, read twice.
Aug 1, 2012Mr. Dold moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Aug 1, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5613-5616)
Aug 1, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3187.
Aug 1, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5613-5614)
Aug 1, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 21, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Oct 13, 2011Introduced in House
Oct 13, 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 3

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
Senate	Debate and remarks S7706	Richard Blumenthal D-CT	Dec 10, 2012
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1424	Nita M. Lowey D-NY	Aug 3, 2012
House	Debate and remarks H5613–H5616Text printed H5613	David Scott D-GA, Judy Biggert R-IL, Robert J. Dold R-IL	Aug 1, 2012

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 5 which states ``The Congress shall have the power . . . To coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standards of Weights and Measures.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6921.

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
R40879	Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Archived	Report	Nov 9, 2017

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1935	March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2011	Related bill	Dec 1, 2011

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 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation.
Short Titles as Introduced: March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2011
Short Titles as Passed House: March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012
Short Titles as Passed Senate: March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012
Short Titles as Enacted: March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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