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H.R. 627: National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

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H.R. 627: National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-02-13 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-02-13 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 183 (2014): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended, HR627 (2014-04-29), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, and half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the National Park Service (NPS). Authorizes the issuance of coins under this Act only for a one-year period, beginning on January 1, 2016. Requires the Secretary to make bulk sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable discount. Requires all sales of coins minted under this Act to include a surcharge of $35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin, and $5 per half-dollar clad coin. Requires all of the surcharges received from the sale of such coins to be paid to the National Park Foundation for projects and programs to help preserve and protect resources under the stewardship of the NPS and to promote public enjoyment and appreciation of those resources. Prohibits the surcharges paid to the Foundation from being used for land acquisition. Directs the Secretary to take actions to ensure that: (1) minting and issuing such coins will not result in any net cost to the U.S. government; and (2) no funds will be disbursed to the recipients designated in this Act until the total cost of designing and issuing such coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the Treasury.

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Official text

National Park Service 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · 307 cosponsors

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Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), Mark E. Amodei (R-NV), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Mark Takano (D-CA), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and 247 more.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong113-hr627 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113