[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8019 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8019

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in 
                   recognition of Selena Quintanilla.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 16, 2024

Ms. De La Cruz (for herself, Mr. Cloud, Ms. Crockett, and Mr. Weber of 
    Texas) 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 commemorative coins in 
                   recognition of Selena Quintanilla.

    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 ``Selena Commemorative Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds the following:
            (1) Selena Quintanilla, born on April 16, 1971, was a South 
        Texas music artist who greatly contributed to the rise of 
        Tejano music and culture across the United States.
            (2) She was an extremely talented young artist who started 
        singing at the age of eight. Her parents took joy in her talent 
        and had her start performing with her family. The band they 
        formed was known as Selena y Los Dinos. Selena was just 
        thirteen years old when she was introduced on the Johnny 
        Canales Show.
            (3) Selena first won the Tejano Music Awards' ``Female 
        Vocalist of the Year'' in 1986 at the age of fifteen. From 1987 
        to 1996, she won as ``Female Entertainer of the Year'' every 
        year, along with other awards such as ``Song of the Year''.
            (4) Selena's musical accomplishments are recognized by the 
        Guinness World Record where she holds the most wins of Female 
        Entertainer of the Year at the Tejano Music Awards.
            (5) Selena's album Selena Live! won a Grammy Award in 1994, 
        making her the first Tejano artist to win a Grammy. Also in 
        1994, Texas Monthly named her one of the twenty most 
        influential Texans.
            (6) Selena's fourth album, Amor Prohibido, became the first 
        Tejano record to peak at number one on the Billboard Top Latin 
        Albums chart. As of October 2017, it is the fourth best-selling 
        Latin album of all time in the United States with over 1.2 
        million copies sold.
            (7) Selena's final album, Dreaming of You, was released 
        after her death in 1995 and was the first Tejano album to debut 
        atop the United States Billboard 200.
            (8) Aside from her musical contributions, Selena also was 
        passionate about public service. She participated with the 
        Texas Prevention Partnership, sponsored by the Texas Commission 
        on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Tour to Schools. She was involved 
        with the D.A.R.E. program and worked with the Coastal Bend Aids 
        Foundation. Selena also taped a public service announcement for 
        the Houston Area Women's Center, a shelter for battered women, 
        in 1993.
            (9) After her untimely death at the age of 23, she was 
        honored in many ways. Then Texas Governor George W. Bush 
        proclaimed April 16, 1995, ``Selena Day''.
            (10) Selena, a movie about Selena's life, was released in 
        1997 and starred Jennifer Lopez in the leading role.
            (11) The City of Corpus Christi unveiled a life-size bronze 
        statue of Selena, named ``Mirador de la Flor'', or Overlook of 
        the Flower, in 1997 to honor Selena Quintanilla-Perez and her 
        contributions to music and Corpus Christi.
            (12) In 2011, the United States Postal Service honored 
        Selena as a ``Latin Legend'' with the issuance of a memorial 
        postage stamp.
            (13) Selena did not realize all of her dreams, but she 
        remains a beacon for young Tejanas and Latinas in Texas and the 
        United States to follow their dreams.

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.

    (a) Denominations.--In recognition and celebration of Selena 
Quintanilla, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act 
referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue the following 
coins:
            (1) $5 gold coins.--Not more than 50,000 $5 coins, which 
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 8.359 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and
                    (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold.
            (2) $1 silver coins.--Not more than 400,000 $1 coins, which 
        shall--
                    (A) weigh 26.73 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and
                    (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver.
            (3) Half-dollar clad coins.--Not more than 750,000 half-
        dollar coins which shall--
                    (A) weigh 11.34 grams;
                    (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and
                    (C) be minted to the specifications for half-dollar 
                coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United 
                States Code.
    (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. DESIGNS OF COINS.

    (a) Design Requirements.--
            (1) In general.--The designs for the coins minted under 
        this Act shall be emblematic of Selena Quintanilla and her life 
        and accomplishments. At least one obverse design shall bear the 
        image of Selena Quintanilla.
            (2) Designation and inscriptions.--On each coin minted 
        under this Act, there shall be--
                    (A) a designation of the denomination of the coin;
                    (B) an inscription of the year ``2029''; and
                    (C) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God 
                We Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E 
                Pluribus Unum''.
    (b) Selection.--The designs for the coins minted under this Act 
shall be--
            (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the 
        Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History; 
        and
            (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage 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) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins minted 
under this Act only during the calendar year beginning on January 1, 
2029.

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.

    (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by 
the Secretary at a price based upon 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 the 
        coins.
            (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders 
        under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.

    (a) In General.--All sales of coins minted under this Act shall 
include a surcharge as follows:
            (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin.
            (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin.
            (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dollar 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 paid to the Friends of the Corpus 
Christi Museum of Science and History for application to general 
expenses associated with the fulfillment of the mission of the Friends 
the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History, including costs 
associated with--
            (1) museum operations; and
            (2) a Selena exhibit.
    (c) Audits.--The Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science 
and History shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 
5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard to the amounts 
received 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. The Secretary may issue guidance to carry out this 
subsection.

SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.

    The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure 
that--
            (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not 
        result in any net cost to the Federal Government; and
            (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are 
        disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7(b) until to 
        the total cost of designing and issuing all of the coins 
        authorized by this Act, including labor, materials, dies, use 
        of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping is 
        recovered by the United States Treasury, consistent with 
        sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code.
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