HR 5598 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016

Introduced Jun 28, 2016 Originated House Sponsor William R. Keating D-MA

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Latest action · Jun 28, 2016 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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  1. IntroducedJun 28, 2016
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to issue up to 100,000 $5 gold coins, 500,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins emblematic of the landing and settlement of Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, the signing of the Mayflower Compact, and the role of the indigenous Wampanoag tribes in the realization of the settlement.

These coins may be issued only during a two-year period beginning January 1, 2020.

Sales of such coins shall include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by Treasury as follows:

  • 50% to Plymouth 400, Inc., to support the its work to develop, implement, and provide oversight for the commemorations surrounding the events of 2020-2021 and to be distributed, at the organization's discretion, to local historical preservation and cultural organizations to support their work in educating the public about the settlement of 1620 and their continued existence for the benefit of future generations;
  • 15% to Plimoth Plantation to support its effort to maintain the replica of the 1627 Plantation, the Mayflower II, and the replica of the Wampanoag Village;
  • 15% to a Wampanoag tribal organization to continue programs to educate people about the life of the Wampanoag people prior to the Plymouth settlement and their interactions with the settlers;
  • 10% to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants to support the continued restoration of the main facility in Plymouth, to provide funding for its research library at that site, and for educational purposes; and
  • 10% to the Pilgrim Society to continue its work in displaying the story of the settlement and settlement artifacts.

Cosponsors 55

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2016 to Sep 13, 2016; 43 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJun 28, 2016
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MEChellie PingreeOriginalJun 28, 2016
R-UTChris StewartOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-IADavid LoebsackOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-CTElizabeth H. EstyOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-CAJanice HahnOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalJun 28, 2016
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-CAKaren BassOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-OHMarcy KapturOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-WIMark PocanOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MANiki TsongasOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalJun 28, 2016
R-NYRichard L. HannaOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalJun 28, 2016
R-INSusan W. BrooksOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-OHTim RyanOriginalJun 28, 2016
D-NHAnn M. KusterJul 7, 2016
D-CAAnna G. EshooJul 7, 2016
D-MISander M. LevinJul 7, 2016
D-PABrendan F. BoyleJul 8, 2016
D-LACedric L. RichmondJul 8, 2016
D-NYKathleen M. RiceJul 8, 2016
D-PAMichael F. DoyleJul 8, 2016
D-TXFilemon VelaJul 14, 2016
D-NYGregory W. MeeksJul 14, 2016
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJul 14, 2016
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalJul 25, 2016
D-CTJoe CourtneySep 13, 2016

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseFinancial Services Committee
Referred Jun 28, 2016

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2016Introduced in House
  2. Jun 28, 2016Referred 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 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 104, June 28, 2016, page H4187.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1715Mayflower Commemorative Coin ActRelated billJul 8, 2015
HR 2980Mayflower Commemorative Coin ActRelated billJul 8, 2015
S 3105Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016Identical billJun 28, 2016

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 commemoration of the 400th anniversary of the landing and settlement of Plymouth Colony, the signing of the Mayflower Compact, and the role of the indigenous Wampanoag tribes in the realization of the settlement.
Short Titles as Introduced
Plymouth 400th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act of 2016

Subjects

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  1. Jun 28, 2016Introduced in House

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