[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 164 (Tuesday, September 22, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H4709-H4711]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
NEGRO LEAGUES BASEBALL CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT
Mr. CLEAVER. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the
Committee on Financial Services be discharged from further
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4104) to require the Secretary of the
Treasury to mint a coin in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of
the establishment of the Negro Leagues baseball, and ask for its
immediate consideration in the House.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Missouri?
There was no objection.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 4104
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 ``Negro Leagues Baseball
Centennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the
establishment of the Negro National League, a professional
baseball league formed in response to African-American
players being banned from the major leagues.
(2) On February 13, 1920, Andrew ``Rube'' Foster convened a
meeting of 8 independent African-American baseball team
owners at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri, to form a
``league of their own,'' establishing the Negro National
League, the first successful, organized professional African-
American baseball league in the United States.
(3) Soon, additional leagues formed in eastern and southern
States.
(4) The Negro Leagues would operate for 40 years until
1960.
(5) The story of the Negro Leagues is a story of strong-
willed athletes who forged a glorious history in the midst of
an inglorious era of segregation in the United States.
(6) The passion of the Negro Leagues players for the
National Pastime would not only change the game, but also the
United States.
(7) The creation of the Negro Leagues provided a playing
field for more than 2,600 African-American and Hispanic
baseball players to showcase their world-class baseball
abilities.
(8) The Negro Leagues introduced an exciting brand of
baseball that was in stark contrast to Major League Baseball.
(9) A fast, aggressive style of play attracted black and
white fans who sat together to watch those games at a time
when it was virtually unheard of to interact socially in such
a way.
(10) Negro Leagues baseball would become a catalyst for
economic development across the United States in major urban
centers such as Kansas City, St. Louis, New York, Memphis,
Baltimore, Washington, DC, Chicago, and Atlanta.
(11) The Negro Leagues pioneered ``Night Baseball'' in
1930, 5 years before Major League Baseball, and would
introduce game changing innovations such as shin guards and
the batting helmet.
(12) The Negro Leagues helped make the National Pastime a
global game as players from the Negro Leagues--
(A) were the first people from the United States to play in
many Spanish-speaking countries; and
(B) introduced professional baseball to the Japanese in
1927.
(13) Jackie Robinson, a military veteran and former member
of the Negro league's Kansas City Monarchs, would break Major
League Baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947, with the
Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for other African-American
and Hispanic baseball players.
(14) The Negro Leagues were born out of segregation yet
would become a driving force for social change in the United
States.
(15) The Negro Leagues produced future Major League
Baseball stars, including Leroy ``Satchel'' Paige, Larry
Doby, Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Roy
Campanella.
(16) The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was established in
Kansas City, Missouri, in 1990--
(A) to save from extinction a precious piece of Americana
and baseball history; and
(B) to use the many life lessons of the powerful story of
triumph over adversity of Negro Leagues players to promote
tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
(17) In 2006, Congress granted National Designation to the
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, recognizing it as ``America's
Home'' for Negro Leagues baseball history.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--The Secretary of the Treasury
(hereafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'')
shall mint and issue the following coins in commemoration of
the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro
Leagues baseball:
(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. DESIGN OF COINS.
(a) Design Requirements.--
(1) In general.--The design of the coins minted under this
Act shall be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
and its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and
inclusion.
(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 ``2021''; 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
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Commission of Fine
Arts; 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) Mint Facilities.--Only 1 facility of the United States
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the
coins minted under this Act.
(c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins
minted under this Act only during the period beginning on
January 1, 2021, and ending on December 31, 2021.
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.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
(a) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act
shall include a surcharge as follows:
(1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the gold coins.
(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the silver coins.
(3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dollar coins.
(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 Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to fund educational and
outreach programs and exhibits.
(c) Audits.--The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 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 of the Treasury 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 United States Government; and
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be
disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7(b) until
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.
Amendment Offered by Mr. Cleaver
Mr. CLEAVER. Madam Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
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The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
The Clerk read as follows:
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the
following:
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Negro Leagues Baseball
Centennial Commemorative Coin Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
The Congress finds the following:
(1) The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the
establishment of the Negro National League, a professional
baseball league formed in response to African-American
players being banned from the major leagues.
(2) On February 13, 1920, Andrew ``Rube'' Foster convened a
meeting of 8 independent African-American baseball team
owners at the Paseo YMCA in Kansas City, Missouri, to form a
``league of their own,'' establishing the Negro National
League, the first successful, organized professional African-
American baseball league in the United States.
(3) Soon, additional leagues formed in eastern and southern
States.
(4) The Negro Leagues would operate for 40 years until
1960.
(5) The story of the Negro Leagues is a story of strong-
willed athletes who forged a glorious history in the midst of
an inglorious era of segregation in the United States.
(6) The passion of the Negro Leagues players for the
``National Pastime'' would not only change the game, but also
the United States.
(7) The creation of the Negro Leagues provided a playing
field for more than 2,600 African-American and Hispanic
baseball players to showcase their world-class baseball
abilities.
(8) The Negro Leagues introduced an exciting brand of
baseball that was in stark contrast to Major League Baseball.
(9) A fast, aggressive style of play attracted black and
white fans who sat together to watch those games at a time
when it was virtually unheard of to interact socially in such
a way.
(10) Negro Leagues baseball would become a catalyst for
economic development across the United States in major urban
centers such as Kansas City, St. Louis, New York, Memphis,
Baltimore, Washington, DC, Chicago, and Atlanta.
(11) The Negro Leagues pioneered ``Night Baseball'' in
1930, 5 years before Major League Baseball, and would
introduce game-changing innovations such as shin guards and
the batting helmet.
(12) The Negro Leagues helped make the National Pastime a
global game as players from the Negro Leagues--
(A) were the first people from the United States to play in
many Spanish-speaking countries; and
(B) introduced professional baseball to the Japanese in
1927.
(13) Jackie Robinson, a military veteran and former member
of the Negro Leagues' Kansas City Monarchs, would break Major
League Baseball's color barrier on April 15, 1947, with the
Brooklyn Dodgers, paving the way for other African-American
and Hispanic baseball players.
(14) The Negro Leagues were born out of segregation yet
would become a driving force for social change in the United
States.
(15) The Negro Leagues produced future Major League
Baseball stars, including Leroy ``Satchel'' Paige, Larry
Doby, Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Ernie Banks, and Roy
Campanella.
(16) The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum was established in
Kansas City, Missouri, in 1990--
(A) to save from extinction a precious piece of Americana
and baseball history; and
(B) to use the many life lessons of the powerful story of
triumph over adversity of Negro Leagues players to promote
tolerance, diversity, and inclusion.
(17) In 2006, Congress granted National Designation to the
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, recognizing it as ``America's
Home'' for Negro Leagues baseball history.
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.
(a) Denominations.--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 400,000 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 section 5134 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 of the coins minted under this
Act shall be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
and its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and
inclusion.
(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 ``2022''; 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
Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the Commission of Fine
Arts; 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) Mint Facilities.--Only 1 facility of the United States
Mint may be used to strike any particular quality of the
coins minted under this Act.
(c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins
minted under this Act only during the 1-year period beginning
on January 1, 2022.
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.
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES.
(a) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act
shall include a surcharge 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.
(b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f)(1) 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 Negro Leagues
Baseball Museum for educational and outreach programs and
exhibits.
(c) Audits.--The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum 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 (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.
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 United States Government; and
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, are
disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7 until 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.
SEC. 9. MARKETING AND EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
The Secretary shall develop and execute a marketing,
advertising, promotional, and educational program to promote
the collecting of the coins authorized under this subsection.
SEC. 10. DETERMINATION OF BUDGETARY EFFECTS.
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purpose of
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall
be determined by reference to the latest statement titled
``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation'' for this Act,
submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by the
Chairman of the House Budget Committee, provided that such
statement has been submitted prior to the vote on passage.
Mr. CLEAVER (during the reading). Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous
consent to dispense with the reading.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the
gentleman from Missouri?
There was no objection.
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The amendment was agreed to.
The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the
table.
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