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119-hr-2834119th Congress

Selena Commemorative Coin Act

Sponsored By: Representative De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

Introduced

Summary

Creates a set of commemorative coins honoring Selena Quintanilla. The bill would direct the Treasury to mint three coin series for 2029: up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins. Designs must include Selena imagery and required inscriptions and would be chosen after consultation with the Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History and review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. Sales would include surcharges of $35 on $5 coins, $10 on $1 coins, and $5 on half-dollar coins that go to the museum for general expenses and a Selena exhibit, with audits required. *It would be designed to avoid any net cost to the federal government.*

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Special Selena coins minted in 2029

If enacted, Treasury would mint three Selena coins only during 2029, in uncirculated and proof. Limits: up to 50,000 $5 gold (8.359 g, 0.850 in, at least 90% gold), 400,000 $1 silver (26.73 g, 1.500 in, at least 90% silver), and 750,000 half-dollar clad (11.34 g, 1.205 in). Designs would honor Selena; at least one front would show her image. Each coin would show its value, the year 2029, and the words “Liberty,” “In God We Trust,” “United States of America,” and “E Pluribus Unum.” Coins would be legal tender but treated as collectibles; designs would be chosen after consulting the Friends group and reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee.

Coin prices include surcharges for museum

If enacted, prices would equal face value plus a surcharge and the cost to design, make, and ship each coin. Surcharges: $35 for each $5 gold coin, $10 for each $1 silver coin, and $5 for each half-dollar. The Mint could offer bulk and prepaid discounts, but it must avoid any net cost to the government and may hold payments to partners until all design and production costs are recovered. All surcharges would go to the Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and History for museum work and a Selena exhibit, with federal audits. A surcharge could not be added if it would push commemorative-coin programs over the two-per-year legal cap.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]

TX • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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