# 119-hr-2834: Selena Commemorative Coin Act

119-hr-2834, Selena Commemorative Coin Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2834
- Congress: 119
- Title: Selena Commemorative Coin Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## 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.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- Special Selena coins minted in 2029: benefit, low. 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 Sele…
- Coin prices include surcharges for museum: cost, low. 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 govern…

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- 119-hr-6644: 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act
- 119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2834 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2834)

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- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2834 (as of 2025-12-21).