HR 1071 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.

Introduced Mar 12, 2013 Originated House Became Public Law 113-10 Sponsor Richard L. Hanna R-NY

Latest action · May 17, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-10.

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.

IntroducedMar 12, 2013
Passed HouseApr 24, 2013
Passed SenateMay 7, 2013
To the PresidentMay 9, 2013
Became lawMay 17, 2013Public Law 113-10

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act to modify the requirements for the production of gold and silver coins commemorating the National Baseball Hall of Fame to require such coins to be struck on planchets of specified diameters.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 12, 2013.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NY	Christopher P. Gibson	Original	Mar 12, 2013
D-PA	Michael F. Doyle	Original	Mar 12, 2013

Committees 1

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 Mar 12, 2013

Actions 13

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 17, 2013Signed by President.
May 17, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-10.
May 9, 2013Presented to President.
May 8, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 7, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3212)
Apr 25, 2013Received in the Senate, read twice.
Apr 24, 2013Mr. Bachus moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 24, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2260-2261)
Apr 24, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1071.
Apr 24, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2260)
Apr 24, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 12, 2013Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

In the Congressional Record 2

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 S3212	Sherrod Brown D-OH	May 7, 2013
House	Debate and remarks H2260Text printed H2260	Christopher P. Gibson R-NY, Richard L. Hanna R-NY, Spencer Bachus R-AL, Terri A. Sewell D-AL	Apr 24, 2013

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 I, Section 8, Clause 5 states: ``The Congress shall have 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 H1358.

CRS reports 5

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 5

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R45101	Congressional Gold Medals: Background, Legislative Process, and Issues for Congress	Report	Feb 6, 2026
RL34619	Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 119th Congresses	Report	Feb 6, 2026
R44623	Commemorative Coins: Background, Legislative Process, and Issues for Congress	Report	Feb 4, 2026
R45104	Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents	Report	Jun 2, 2025
R43230	Climate Change Legislation in the 113th Congress Archived	Report	Mar 12, 2014

Titles 1

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

Official Title as Introduced: To specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.

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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