[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
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[H.R. 2768 Reported in House (RH)]
Union Calendar No. 348
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2768
[Report No. 108-473, Parts I and II]
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of Chief Justice John Marshall.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 17, 2003
Mr. Bachus (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Michaud, Mr.
Isakson, Mr. Gingrey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Burns, Mr. Moran of Virginia, Ms.
Majette, Mr. Davis of Florida, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Gerlach, Mrs. Wilson of
New Mexico, Mr. Allen, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Culberson, Mr.
Cantor, Mr. Matheson, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Terry, Mr. Wilson of South
Carolina, Mr. Goode, and Mr. Jenkins) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services
April 27, 2004
Reported from the Committee on Financial Services
April 27, 2004
Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a
period ending not later than July 6, 2004 for consideration of such
provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that
committee pursuant to clause 1(s), rule X
July 6, 2004
Additional sponsors: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Portman, Mr.
Hoeffel, Mr. Schrock, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Conyers, Mr.
Rangel, Mr. DeMint, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rogers of Michigan, Mr. Norwood, Mr.
McCotter, Mr. Turner of Texas, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Carter, Mr. Emanuel,
Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mr. Delahunt, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Moore, Mr. Udall
of Colorado, Mr. Coble, Mr. Green of Texas, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spratt,
Mr. Brown of South Carolina, Mr. Doggett, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Nadler, Mr.
Lynch, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Udall of New Mexico, Mr. Sanders,
Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Barrett of South Carolina, Mr. Clyburn,
Ms. DeGette, Mr. Clay, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Capuano, Mr.
Hinchey, Mr. Carson of Oklahoma, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Hulshof,
Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lampson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Towns, Mr. Manzullo, Mr.
Everett, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Harris, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Deal of Georgia,
Ms. Hart, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Pickering, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Kelly, Mr.
Neugebauer, Mr. Cole, Mr. Lucas of Oklahoma, Mrs. Miller of Michigan,
Mrs. Musgrave, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Blunt, Mr.
Crenshaw, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Hooley of Oregon, Ms. Waters, Mr. Baird, Mr.
Fossella, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Jo Ann Davis of Virginia, Mr. LaHood, Mr.
Hyde, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hensarling, Mr. Regula, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hobson,
Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Shays, Mr. Lewis of
California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Sweeney, Mr. Radanovich, Mr.
LaTourette, Mr. English, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Scott of
Virginia, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Moran of Kansas, Ms.
Pryce of Ohio, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Berman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Jones of
North Carolina, Mr. Inslee, Mr. Petri, Mr. Osborne, Mr. Baker, Mr.
Costello, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Berry, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Snyder, Mr. Platts,
Mr. Cummings, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Weiner, Mr. Ehlers, Mr.
McKeon, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. McCarthy of New York, Mr. Hall, Mr. McNulty,
Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Pomeroy,
Mr. Bishop of New York, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Davis of
Alabama, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Roybal-Allard,
Mr. Pallone, Mr. Holt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Dooley of California, Mr.
Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Israel, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. McCollum, Mr.
Smith of Washington, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Waxman, Mr.
Dingell, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lucas of Kentucky, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Boyd, Mr.
Oberstar, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stark, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr.
Akin, Ms. Kilpatrick, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meeks of
New York, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Burr, Mr.
Scott of Georgia, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Kline, Mr. McIntyre, Mr. Hoyer, Mr.
Stupak, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Wynn, Mr.
Ruppersberger, Mr. Tom Davis of Virginia, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Aderholt,
Mrs. Capps, Mr. Rodriguez, Mr. Collins, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of
Texas, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Jones of
Ohio, Mr. Ross, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Jackson-Lee of Texas, Mr. Watt, Mr.
Farr, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Burgess, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Wamp,
Mr. Miller of North Carolina, Mr. Sandlin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Etheridge,
Mr. Hayes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr.
Castle, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hill, Mr. Jackson of
Illinois, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Lee, Mr. Sherman, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. Bradley of New Hampshire, Mr. Owens, Mr.
Kleczka, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Mr. Rush, Mr. Grijalva, Mr.
Hastings of Florida, Ms. Corrine Brown of Florida, Mr. Young of Alaska,
Mr. Cardoza, Ms. McCarthy of Missouri, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr.
Reyes, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. George Miller of California, Mr.
Bilirakis, Mr. Obey, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Rothman, Mr. Kucinich, Mr. Bell,
Mr. Foley, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kirk, Ms. Loretta
Sanchez of California, Mr. Cannon, Mrs. Tauscher, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford,
Mr. Otter, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Wexler, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr.
Olver, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mrs. Emerson, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Meek of
Florida, Mr. John, Mr. Boswell, Mr. Tierney, Mr. Thompson of
Mississippi, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms.
Solis, Mr. Renzi, Mr. Shimkus, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr.
Simmons, Mr. Wu, Mr. Beauprez, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Porter
July 6, 2004
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment;
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed
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A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of Chief Justice John Marshall.
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 ``John Marshall Commemorative Coin
Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress hereby finds as follows:
(1) John Marshall served as the Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, the longest tenure of
any Chief Justice in the Nation's history.
(2) John Marshall authored more than 500 opinions,
including virtually all of the most important cases decided by
the Supreme Court during his tenure.
(3) Under his leadership, the Supreme Court of the United
States gave shape to the fundamental principles of the
Constitution, most notably the principle of judicial review.
(4) John Marshall's service to the United States--not only
as a Chief Justice, but also as a soldier in the Revolutionary
War, as a Member of Congress, and as Secretary of State--truly
makes him one of the most important figures in our Nation's
history.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denomination.--In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the
birth of Chief Justice John Marshall, the Secretary of the Treasury
(hereafter 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 sections 5134 and 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.--
(1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
Act shall be emblematic of Chief Justice John Marshall and his
immeasurable contributions to the Constitution of the United
States and the Supreme Court of the United States.
(2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted
under this Act there shall be--
(A) a designation of the value of the coin;
(B) an inscription of the year ``2005''; and
(C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God
We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E
Pluribus Unum''.
(b) 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 the Supreme Court Historical
Society; and
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee.
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.
(a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued
in uncirculated and proof qualities.
(b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may
be used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this
Act.
(c) Commencement of Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted
under this Act beginning January 1, 2005.
(d) Termination of Minting Authority.--No coins may be minted under
this Act after December 31, 2005.
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.
(a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by
the Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--
(1) the face value of the coins;
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with respect to
such coins; and
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including
labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses,
marketing, and shipping).
(b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins
issued under this Act at a reasonable discount.
(c) Prepaid Orders.--
(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.
(d) Marketing.--The Secretary, in cooperation with the Legacy Fund
of the Library of Congress, shall develop and implement a marketing
program to promote and sell the coins issued under this Act both within
the United States and internationally.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
(a) In General.--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 received by the Secretary from the sale of
coins issued under this Act shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to
the Supreme Court Historical Society for the purposes of--
(1) supporting historical research and educational programs
about the Supreme Court and the Constitution of the United
States and related topics;
(2) supporting fellowship programs, internships, and
docents at the Supreme Court; and
(3) collecting and preserving antiques, artifacts, and
other historical items related to the Supreme Court and the
Constitution of the United States and related topics.
(c) Audits.--The Supreme Court Historical Society 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 Society under
subsection (b).
(d) Limitation.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may
be included with respect to the issuance under this Act of any coin
during a calendar year if, as of the time of such issuance, the
issuance of such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin
programs issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative
coin program issuance limitation under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31,
United States Code (as in effect on the date of the enactment of this
Act). The Secretary of the Treasury may issue guidance to carry out
this subsection.
Union Calendar No. 348
108th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 2768
[Report No. 108-473, Parts I and II]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration
of Chief Justice John Marshall.
_______________________________________________________________________
July 6, 2004
Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment;
committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union
and ordered to be printed