HR 5840 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced May 18, 2012 Originated House Sponsor John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN

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Latest action · Jul 11, 2012 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

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.

  1. IntroducedMay 18, 2012
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS).

Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one-year period, beginning on January 1, 2016.

Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin, and $5 per half-dollar clad coin.

Requires all of the surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be paid to the National Park Foundation for projects and programs to help preserve and protect resources under the stewardship of the NPS and to promote public enjoyment and appreciation of those resources.

Prohibits the surcharges paid to the Foundation from being used for land acquisition.

Cosponsors 65

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 18, 2012 to Oct 2, 2012; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalMay 18, 2012
R-TNDavid P. RoeJun 8, 2012
D-CAFortney Pete StarkJun 8, 2012
D-CAJudy ChuJun 8, 2012
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaJun 8, 2012
D-NJRush HoltJun 8, 2012
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsJun 21, 2012
D-MNBetty McCollumJun 21, 2012
D-MEChellie PingreeJun 21, 2012
D-ILDaniel LipinskiJun 21, 2012
R-FLDavid RiveraJun 21, 2012
R-MNErik PaulsenJun 21, 2012
D-MIHansen ClarkeJun 21, 2012
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJun 21, 2012
D-NYJerrold NadlerJun 21, 2012
D-CAJerry McNerneyJun 21, 2012
D-MIJohn D. DingellJun 21, 2012
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloJun 21, 2012
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 21, 2012
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 21, 2012
D-MORuss CarnahanJun 21, 2012
D-MISander M. LevinJun 21, 2012
D-NYWilliam L. OwensJun 21, 2012
D-NYLouise McIntosh SlaughterJun 29, 2012
D-ILMike QuigleyJun 29, 2012
R-NYPeter T. KingJun 29, 2012
D-WIRon KindJun 29, 2012
D-CAAdam B. SchiffJul 17, 2012
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJul 17, 2012
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannJul 17, 2012
D-MIDale E. KildeeJul 17, 2012
R-AKDon YoungJul 17, 2012
R-PAGlenn ThompsonJul 17, 2012
D-WIGwen MooreJul 17, 2012
D-CTJames A. HimesJul 17, 2012
D-TNJim CooperJul 17, 2012
D-CALois CappsJul 17, 2012
R-TNMarsha BlackburnJul 17, 2012
D-WAAdam SmithAug 2, 2012
D-NYCharles B. RangelAug 2, 2012
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonAug 2, 2012
D-ASEni F. H. FaleomavaegaAug 2, 2012
D-NCHeath ShulerAug 2, 2012
D-MAWilliam R. KeatingAug 2, 2012
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayAug 2, 2012
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Sep 11, 2012
D-MAJames P. McGovernSep 11, 2012
D-CAMike ThompsonSep 11, 2012
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.Sep 11, 2012
D-MSBennie G. ThompsonSep 13, 2012
D-NYEliot L. EngelSep 13, 2012
D-CALaura RichardsonSep 13, 2012
D-CALynn C. WoolseySep 13, 2012
R-OHMichael R. TurnerSep 13, 2012
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Sep 14, 2012
R-NYRichard L. HannaSep 14, 2012
D-IABruce L. BraleySep 21, 2012
D-PAChaka FattahSep 21, 2012
D-MDChris Van HollenSep 21, 2012
R-WADavid G. ReichertSep 21, 2012
D-MIGary C. PetersSep 21, 2012
D-PAMark S. CritzSep 21, 2012
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOct 2, 2012
D-VAJames P. MoranOct 2, 2012
R-PAJim GerlachOct 2, 2012

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred May 18, 2012
Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee
Referred Jul 11, 2012

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 11, 2012Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
  2. May 18, 2012Introduced in House
  3. May 18, 2012Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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 6, which states ``The Congress shall have the power . . . to coin Money, regulate the Value thereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the standard of Weights and Measures.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H3163.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To provide for the issuance of coins to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 18, 2012Introduced in House

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