Hero Street USA Commemorative Coin Act
Latest action · May 21, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Hero Street USA Commemorative Coin Act
This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue coins emblematic of Hero Street (in Silvis, Illinois) in the following amounts in commemoration of the semi-centennial of the naming of Hero Street: (1) 50,000 $5 gold coins, (2) 400,000 $1 silver coins, and (3) 750,000 half-dollar clad coins.
Coins may be issued only between January 1 and December 31, 2018.
There must be surcharges of: (1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin, (2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin, and (3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar coin, all to be paid to implement the Wounded Warrior Project.
The Treasury must act to ensure that coin minting and issuance do not result in any net cost to the federal government.
Cosponsors 78
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2015 to May 22, 2015; 69 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NE | Brad Ashford | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NY | Brian Higgins | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-FL | Carlos Curbelo | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CO | Ed Perlmutter | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Filemon Vela | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-FL | Ileana Ros-Lehtinen | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Jim Costa | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Joaquin Castro | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-IL | John Shimkus | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MA | Katherine M. Clark | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-FL | Lois Frankel | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Loretta Sanchez | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-AL | Martha Roby | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-IL | Mike Bost | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-PR | Pedro R. Pierluisi | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MN | Richard M. Nolan | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-MN | Timothy J. Walz | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | May 21, 2015 |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 22, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Peter J. Roskam | May 22, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Randy Hultgren | May 22, 2015 | |
| R-IL | Robert J. Dold | May 22, 2015 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | May 22, 2015 |
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 May 21, 2015 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 21, 2015Introduced in House
- May 21, 2015Referred 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 79, May 21, 2015, page H3563.
Titles 2
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 Hero Street USA.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Hero Street USA 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.
- May 21, 2015Introduced in House
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