119-hr2834

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2834 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2834

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

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 10, 2025

Ms. De La Cruz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Financial Services

_______________________________________________________________________

 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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