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