National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
Latest action · Jan 26, 2012 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJan 26, 2012
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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, 2015.
Directs the Secretary to hold a competition to design the common obverse of the coins, with such design being emblematic of the game of baseball. 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.
Cosponsors 70
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 26, 2012 to Jun 26, 2012; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jan 26, 2012 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Jan 26, 2012 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jan 26, 2012 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Jan 26, 2012 |
| D-MN | Al Franken | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Mar 1, 2012 | |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| R-NV | Dean Heller | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-WV | Joe Manchin III | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| R-ND | John Hoeven | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| R-NH | Kelly Ayotte | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-AK | Mark Begich | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Mar 14, 2012 | |
| R-IN | Daniel Coats | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-LA | David Vitter | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-ID | James E. Risch | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | May 17, 2012 | |
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Jun 7, 2012 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | Jun 11, 2012 | |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Jun 11, 2012 | |
| R-MA | Scott P. Brown | Jun 12, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Jerry Moran | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-AR | John Boozman | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-NC | Kay R. Hagan | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Jun 20, 2012 | |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Jun 21, 2012 | |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Jun 26, 2012 | |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Jun 26, 2012 |
Withdrew 1 Ron Johnson R-WI Jun 26, 2012
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 26, 2012 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2012Introduced in Senate
- Jan 26, 2012Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2527 | National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act | Related bill | Aug 3, 2012 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2012Introduced in Senate
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