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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 916
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in
recognition of the life and legacy of Rosa Parks.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
FEBRUARY4, 2025
Mrs. B
EATTY(for herself, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. AMO, Mr. BELL, Mr. BISHOP, Ms.
B
ROWN, Ms. BROWNLEY, Ms. BYNUM, Mr. CARSON, Mr. CASTEN, Mr.
C
ARTERof Louisiana, Mrs. CHERFILUS-MCCORMICK, Ms. CLARKEof
New York, Mr. C
LEAVER, Mr. CLYBURN, Mr. CONAWAY, Ms. CROCKETT,
Mr. D
AVISof Illinois, Mr. DAVISof North Carolina, Mr. FIELDS, Mr.
F
IGURES, Mrs. FOUSHEE, Mr. FROST, Mr. GOLDMANof New York, Mr.
G
REENof Texas, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mrs. HAYES, Mr. HORSFORD, Mr. IVEY,
Mr. J
ACKSONof Illinois, Mr. JOHNSONof Georgia, Ms. JOHNSONof
Texas, Ms. K
AMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. KELLYof Illinois, Mr. KENNEDYof
New York, Ms. L
EEof Pennsylvania, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. MCBATH, Ms.
M
CCLELLAN, Mrs. MCIVER, Mr. MEEKS, Ms. MOOREof Wisconsin, Mr.
N
EGUSE, Ms. NORTON, Ms. PLASKETT, Mr. SCOTTof Virginia, Ms. SE-
WELL, Ms. SIMON, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. STEVENS, Mrs. SYKES, Mr.
T
HANEDAR, Mr. THOMPSONof Mississippi, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. TURNERof
Texas, Ms. U
NDERWOOD, Mr. VARGAS, Mr. VEASEY, Ms. WATERS, Mrs.
W
ATSONCOLEMAN, Ms. WILLIAMSof Georgia, and Ms. PRESSLEY) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Finan-
cial Services
A BILL
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemo-
rative coins in recognition of the life and legacy of Rosa
Parks.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rosa Parks Commemo-2
rative Coin Act’’. 3
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 4
The Congress finds the following: 5
(1) Rosa Parks, widely celebrated as the 6
‘‘Mother of the Civil Rights Movement’’, became an 7
iconic figure when she refused to give up her seat 8
on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, on 9
December 1, 1955, igniting a pivotal movement that 10
challenged racial segregation and forever altered the 11
course of American history. 12
(2) Born on February 4, 1913, in Tuskegee, 13
Alabama, to Leona McCauley, a teacher, and James 14
McCauley, a carpenter, Parks grew up in the seg-15
regated South, experiencing firsthand the harsh re-16
alities of racial injustice. 17
(3) Despite the profound challenges of racial in-18
equality, Parks attended segregated schools in Ala-19
bama, graduating high school in 1933, where her 20
education and experiences fueled her lifelong com-21
mitment to activism. 22
(4) In 1943, Parks became deeply involved with 23
the National Association for the Advancement of 24
Colored People, where she served as Secretary and 25
Youth Leader, investigating cases of racial violence 26
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such as the rape of Recy Taylor and the lynching of 1
Emmett Till. 2
(5) On December 1, 1955, Parks was arrested 3
for refusing to give up her seat to a White man on 4
a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, an act 5
that led to the historic 381-day Montgomery Bus 6
Boycott by more than 40,000 riders. 7
(6) The boycott sparked a legal challenge to 8
Montgomery’s bus segregation laws, which cul-9
minated in the Supreme Court’s landmark decision 10
in Browder v. Gayle declaring bus segregation un-11
constitutional on November 13, 1956. 12
(7) Following the boycott, Parks faced signifi-13
cant personal and economic hardships, including the 14
loss of her job and ongoing threats to her life, yet 15
her determination to fight for justice remained 16
steadfast. 17
(8) In 1957, Parks moved to Detroit, Michigan, 18
where she continued her work as an advocate for ra-19
cial equality, focusing on economic justice, political 20
participation, and racial integration. 21
(9) Parks became a global symbol of resistance 22
to racial segregation and injustice, and her act of 23
defiance inspired civil rights movements around the 24
world. 25
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(10) Throughout her life, Parks remained com-1
mitted to civil rights activism, participating in 2
marches and speaking engagements, as well as men-3
toring younger generations of activists, furthering 4
her legacy of leadership in the struggle for racial 5
equality. 6
(11) Parks passed away on October 24, 2005, 7
at the age of 92, leaving an enduring legacy of cour-8
age, resilience, and leadership that continues to in-9
spire social justice and equality advocates across the 10
globe. 11
(12) In recognition of her profound impact, 12
Parks became the first woman and second African 13
American to lie in honor in the United States Cap-14
itol Rotunda. 15
(13) In 1996, President Bill Clinton awarded 16
Parks the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the high-17
est civilian honor bestowed by the President of the 18
United States. 19
(14) In 1999, Parks received the Congressional 20
Gold Medal, the highest expression of national ap-21
preciation for distinguished achievements and con-22
tributions bestowed by the United States Congress. 23
(15) Parks’ legacy is commemorated through 24
numerous schools, streets, transit stations, and 25
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monuments named in her honor, ensuring that her 1
contributions to American history are remembered 2
and celebrated. 3
(16) In 2006, Ohio became the first state to 4
designate December 1, the day of Parks’ arrest, as 5
Rosa Parks Day, garnering unanimous support from 6
the state legislature and being signed into law by 7
Governor Bob Taft. 8
(17) Rosa Parks Day is also celebrated in the 9
states of California, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mis-10
souri, and New York on her birthday, February 4, 11
and in Alabama, Oregon, Tennessee, and Texas on 12
December 1. 13
(18) It is fitting and proper to recognize and 14
preserve the achievements and impact of Rosa 15
Parks, whose personal sacrifice, unwavering resist-16
ance, and inspirational advocacy were essential to 17
the success of the Civil Rights Movement, and whose 18
legacy continues to serve as a beacon of hope and 19
inspiration for future generations. 20
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 21
(a) D
ENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration 22
of Rosa Parks, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter 23
in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and 24
issue the following coins: 25
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(1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 1
coins, which shall— 2
(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 3
(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 4
(C) contain at least 90 percent gold. 5
(2) $1
SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 6
$1 coins, which shall— 7
(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 8
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 9
(C) contain at least 90 percent silver. 10
(3) H
ALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS .—Not more 11
than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall— 12
(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 13
(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 14
(C) be minted to the specifications for half- 15
dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 16
31, United States Code. 17
(b) L
EGALTENDER.—The coins minted under this 18
Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 19
title 31, United States Code. 20
(c) N
UMISMATICITEMS.—For purposes of sections 21
5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 22
minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis-23
matic items. 24
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SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS. 1
(a) D
ESIGNREQUIREMENTS.— 2
(1) I
N GENERAL.—The designs of the coins 3
minted under this Act shall be emblematic of the 4
legacy of Rosa Parks as a leader of the Civil Rights 5
Movement. At least one obverse design shall bear the 6
name and likeness of Rosa Parks. 7
(2) D
ESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS .—On 8
each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 9
(A) a designation of the value of the coin; 10
(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2029’’; and 11
(C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 12
‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer-13
ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 14
(b) S
ELECTION.—The designs for the coins minted 15
under this Act shall be— 16
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 17
with— 18
(A) the Rosa and Raymond Parks Insti-19
tute for Self Development; and 20
(B) the Commission of Fine Arts; and 21
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 22
Committee. 23
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 24
(a) Q
UALITY OFCOINS.—Coins minted under this 25
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 26
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(b) PERIOD FORISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 1
issue coins minted under this Act only during the calendar 2
year beginning on January 1, 2029. 3
SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 4
(a) S
ALEPRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 5
shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 6
of— 7
(1) the face value of the coins; 8
(2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 9
respect to such coins; and 10
(3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 11
(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 12
overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 13
(b) B
ULKSALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 14
sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 15
discount. 16
(c) P
REPAIDORDERS.— 17
(1) I
N GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 18
prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 19
before the issuance of the coins. 20
(2) D
ISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-21
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-22
sonable discount. 23
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SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 1
(a) I
NGENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 2
this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 3
(1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 4
coins. 5
(2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 6
coins. 7
(3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dol-8
lar coins. 9
(b) D
ISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f)(1) of 10
title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 11
the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 12
shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Rosa and 13
Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, for the 14
purpose of accomplishing and advancing its mission to 15
carry on the work of Rosa Parks in youth development 16
and civil rights education and advocacy. 17
(c) A
UDITS.—The Rosa and Raymond Parks Insti-18
tute for Self Development shall be subject to the audit 19
requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United 20
States Code, with regard to the amounts received under 21
subsection (b). 22
(d) L
IMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 23
no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 24
under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 25
of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 26
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would result in the number of commemorative coin pro-1
grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 2
commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 3
section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. The 4
Secretary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 5
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 6
The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec-7
essary to ensure that— 8
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 9
will not result in any net cost to the United States 10
Government; and 11
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 12
are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 13
7(b) until the total cost of designing and issuing all 14
of the coins authorized by this Act (including labor, 15
materials, dies, use of machinery, winning design 16
compensation, overhead expenses, marketing, and 17
shipping) is recovered by the United States Treas-18
ury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of 19
title 31, United States Code. 20
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