119-s633

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 633 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 633

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary to mint 
 and issue certain Presidential and First Spouse coins.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 19, 2025

 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Rounds) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
 on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

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 A BILL

To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary to mint 
 and issue certain Presidential and First Spouse coins.

 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 ``Presidential and First Spouse Coin 
Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PRESIDENTIAL AND FIRST SPOUSE COINS.

 

Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
 ``

    (bb) Design and Issuance of $1 Coins Honoring Deceased Presidents 
of the United States and Issuance of Accompanying Bullion Coins and 
Bronze Medals Honoring the Spouse of a Deceased President.--
 ``

    (1) $1 coins honoring deceased presidents not yet 
 honored.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections
            (d) and

    (n) , and in addition to the coins issued in 
 accordance with subsections

    (r) and

    (w) , the Secretary 
 shall mint and issue $1 coins that--
 ``
            (i) have designs on the obverse that meet 
 the requirements of subsection

    (n)

    (2)
        (B) and 
 are emblematic of a President of the United 
 States who is deceased and has not previously 
 been honored with a $1 coin in accordance with 
 this subsection or subsection

    (n) ;
 ``
            (ii) have designs on the reverse that 
 meet the requirements of subsection

    (n)

    (2)
        (A) .
 ``
        (B) Timing.--The Secretary shall first issue a 
 coin for a deceased President under subparagraph
        (A) during the 3-year period following the date of the 
 death of the President.
 ``
            (C) Continuity provision.--Notwithstanding 
 subparagraph
        (A) , the Secretary shall continue to mint 
 and issue $1 coins in accordance with subsections

    (r) and

    (w) .
 ``
            (D) Inscriptions.--The coins issued under this 
 subsection shall have the same inscriptions as required 
 in subsection

    (n) .
 ``
        (E) Issuance of coins.--The Secretary may mint 
 and issue such number of $1 coins of each design 
 selected under this subsection in uncirculated and 
 proof qualities as the Secretary shall prescribe on the 
 basis of such factors that the Secretary determines to 
 be appropriate.
 ``
        (F) Legal tender.--The coins minted under this 
 subsection shall be legal tender, as provided in 
 

section 5103.
 ``
        (G) Treatment as numismatic items.--For purposes 
 of sections 5134 and 5136, all coins minted under this 
 subsection shall be considered to be numismatic items.
 ``

    (2) Bullion coins and medals honoring the spouse of a 
 deceased president.--
 ``
        (A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection

    (o)

    (5)
            (C) , during the same time period described in 
 paragraph

    (1) , the Secretary shall issue bullion coins 
 under this subsection that are emblematic of the spouse 
 of each such President.
 ``
        (B) Specifications.--The coins issued under this 
 subsection shall have the same specifications, 
 inscriptions, design requirements, and designated 
 denomination as the coins issued under subsection

    (o) .
 ``
            (C) In the case of no first spouse.--In the case 
 of any President honored in accordance with paragraph

    (1) who served without a spouse, the Secretary is not 
 required to mint and issue a corresponding bullion 
 coin.
 ``
            (D) Design and coin for each spouse.--A separate 
 coin shall be designed and issued under this subsection 
 for each person who was the spouse of a President 
 during any portion of a term of office of such 
 President.
 ``
        (E) Issuance of coins.--The Secretary may mint 
 and issue such number of bullion coins of each design 
 selected under this subsection in uncirculated and 
 proof qualities as the Secretary shall prescribe on the 
 basis of such factors that the Secretary determines to 
 be appropriate.
 ``
        (F) Legal tender.--The coins minted under this 
 subsection shall be legal tender, as provided in 
 

section 5103.
 ``
        (G) Treatment as numismatic items.--For purposes 
 of sections 5134 and 5136, all coins minted under this 
 subsection shall be considered to be numismatic items.
 ``
        (H) Bronze medals.--The Secretary may strike and 
 sell bronze medals that bear the likeness of the 
 bullion coins authorized under this subsection, at a 
 price, size, and weight, and with such inscriptions, as 
 the Secretary determines to be appropriate.''.
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