Mother's Day Centennial Commemorative Coin Act - Instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 400,000 $1 coins emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson's proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
Authorizes the Secretary to issue such coins beginning on January 1, 2014, except that the Secretary may initiate sales of such coins, without issuance, before such date.
Terminates such minting authority after December 31, 2014.
Requires coin sales to include a $10 surcharge per coin, with distribution of such surcharges to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National Osteoporosis Foundation for the purpose of furthering research.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1736 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1736
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 5, 2011
Mr. McKinley (for himself, Mrs. Capito, and Mr. Rahall) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial
Services
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of the centennial of the establishment of Mother's Day.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Mother's Day Centennial
Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) Anna Jarvis, who is considered to be the founder of the
modern Mother's Day, was born in Webster, West Virginia, on May
1, 1864.
(2) A resident of Grafton, West Virginia, Anna Jarvis
dedicated much of her adult life to honoring her mother, Anna
Maria Reeves Jarvis, who passed on May 9, 1905.
(3) In 1908, the Andrews Methodist Episcopal Church of
Grafton, West Virginia, officially proclaimed the third
anniversary of Anna Maria Reeves Jarvis's death to be Mother's
Day.
(4) In 1910, West Virginia Governor, William Glasscock,
issued the first Mother's Day Proclamation encouraging all West
Virginians to attend church and wear white carnations.
(5) On May 8, 1914, the Sixty-Third Congress approved H.J.
Res. 263, designating the second Sunday in May to be observed
as Mother's Day, and encouraging all Americans to display the
American flag at their homes as a public expression of the love
and reverence for the mothers of our Nation.
(6) On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued a
Presidential Proclamation directing government officials to
display the American flag on all government buildings and
inviting the American people to display the flag at their homes
on the second Sunday of May as a public expression of the love
and reverence for the mothers of our Nation.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury (hereinafter in
this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not
more than 400,000 $1 coins, each of which shall--
(1) weigh 26.73 grams;
(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.
(b) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal
tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.
(c) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of section 5136 of title 31,
United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be considered
to be numismatic items.
SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) Design Requirements.--The design of the coins minted under this
Act shall be emblematic of the 100th anniversary of President Wilson's
proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
(b) Designation and Inscriptions.--On each coin minted under this
Act, there shall be--
(1) a designation of the value of the coin;
(2) an inscription of the year ``2014''; and
(3) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We
Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.
(c) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act
shall be--
(1) selected by the Secretary after consultation with the
Commission of Fine Arts; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee
established under section 5135 of title 31, United States Code.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(b) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act beginning on January 1, 2014, except that the Secretary
may initiate sales of such coins before such date.
(c) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins shall be minted
under this Act after December 31, 2014.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
(a) Sale Price.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
coins minted under this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a price
equal to the sum of the face value of the coins, the surcharge required
under section 7(a) for the coins, and the cost of designing and issuing
such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery,
overhead expenses, and marketing).
(b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
minted under this Act at a reasonable discount.
(c) Prepaid Orders at a Discount.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders
for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such
coins.
(2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders
under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
(a) Surcharge Required.--All sales of coins minted under this Act
shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin.
(b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United
States Code, all surcharges which are received by the Secretary from
the sale of coins minted under this Act shall be promptly paid by the
Secretary as follows:
(1) \1/2\ to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure, for the
purpose of furthering research funded by the organization.
(2) \1/2\ to the National Osteoporosis Foundation, for the
purpose of furthering research funded by the Foundation.
(c) Audits.--The Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the National
Osteoporosis Foundation shall be subject to the audit requirements of
section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard to the
amounts received by the respective organizations under subsection (b).
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
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