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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8019 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in 

recognition of Selena Quintanilla. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 16, 2024 

Ms. DE LA CRUZ (for herself, Mr. CLOUD, Ms. CROCKETT, and Mr. WEBER

of Texas) 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. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Selena Commemorative 

5 Coin Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds the following: 

8 (1) Selena Quintanilla, born on April 16, 1971, 

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1 uted to the rise of Tejano music and culture across 

2 the United States. 

3 (2) She was an extremely talented young artist 

4 who started singing at the age of eight. Her parents 

5 took joy in her talent and had her start performing 

6 with her family. The band they formed was known 

7 as Selena y Los Dinos. Selena was just thirteen 

8 years old when she was introduced on the Johnny 

9 Canales Show. 

10 (3) Selena first won the Tejano Music Awards’ 

11 ‘‘Female Vocalist of the Year’’ in 1986 at the age 

12 of fifteen. From 1987 to 1996, she won as ‘‘Female 

13 Entertainer of the Year’’ every year, along with 

14 other awards such as ‘‘Song of the Year’’. 

15 (4) Selena’s musical accomplishments are rec16 ognized by the Guinness World Record where she 

17 holds the most wins of Female Entertainer of the 

18 Year at the Tejano Music Awards. 

19 (5) Selena’s album Selena Live! won a Grammy 

20 Award in 1994, making her the first Tejano artist 

21 to win a Grammy. Also in 1994, Texas Monthly 

22 named her one of the twenty most influential Tex23 ans. 

24 (6) Selena’s fourth album, Amor Prohibido, be25 came the first Tejano record to peak at number one 


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1 on the Billboard Top Latin Albums chart. As of Oc2 tober 2017, it is the fourth best-selling Latin album 

3 of all time in the United States with over 1.2 million 

4 copies sold. 

5 (7) Selena’s final album, Dreaming of You, was 

6 released after her death in 1995 and was the first 

7 Tejano album to debut atop the United States Bill8 board 200. 

9 (8) Aside from her musical contributions, 

10 Selena also was passionate about public service. She 

11 participated with the Texas Prevention Partnership, 

12 sponsored by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and 

13 Drug Abuse Tour to Schools. She was involved with 

14 the D.A.R.E. program and worked with the Coastal 

15 Bend Aids Foundation. Selena also taped a public 

16 service announcement for the Houston Area Wom17 en’s Center, a shelter for battered women, in 1993. 

18 (9) After her untimely death at the age of 23, 

19 she was honored in many ways. Then Texas Gov20 ernor George W. Bush proclaimed April 16, 1995, 

21 ‘‘Selena Day’’. 

22 (10) Selena, a movie about Selena’s life, was re23 leased in 1997 and starred Jennifer Lopez in the 

24 leading role. 


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1 (11) The City of Corpus Christi unveiled a life2 size bronze statue of Selena, named ‘‘Mirador de la 

3 Flor’’, or Overlook of the Flower, in 1997 to honor 

4 Selena Quintanilla-Perez and her contributions to 

5 music and Corpus Christi. 

6 (12) In 2011, the United States Postal Service 

7 honored Selena as a ‘‘Latin Legend’’ with the 

8 issuance of a memorial postage stamp. 

9 (13) Selena did not realize all of her dreams, 

10 but she remains a beacon for young Tejanas and 

11 Latinas in Texas and the United States to follow 

12 their dreams. 

13 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

14 (a) DENOMINATIONS.—In recognition and celebration 

15 of Selena Quintanilla, the Secretary of the Treasury (here16 after in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint 

17 and issue the following coins: 

18 (1) $5 GOLD COINS.—Not more than 50,000 $5 

19 coins, which shall— 

20 (A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

21 (B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

22 (C) contain not less than 90 percent gold. 

23 (2) $1 SILVER COINS.—Not more than 400,000 

24 $1 coins, which shall— 

25 (A) weigh 26.73 grams; 


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1 (B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

2 (C) contain not less than 90 percent silver. 

3 (3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 

4 than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall— 

5 (A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

6 (B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 

7 (C) be minted to the specifications for half8 dollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of title 

9 31, United States Code. 

10 (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 

11 Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of 

12 title 31, United States Code. 

13 (c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of sections 

14 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

15 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis16 matic items. 

17 SEC. 4. DESIGNS OF COINS. 

18 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—The designs for the coins 

20 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of Selena 

21 Quintanilla and her life and accomplishments. At 

22 least one obverse design shall bear the image of 

23 Selena Quintanilla. 

24 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

25 each coin minted under this Act, there shall be— 


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1 (A) a designation of the denomination of 

2 the coin; 

3 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2029’’; and 

4 (C) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, 

5 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer6 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

7 (b) SELECTION.—The designs for the coins minted 

8 under this Act shall be— 

9 (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 

10 with the Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum of 

11 Science and History; and 

12 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 

13 Committee. 

14 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

15 (a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 

16 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

17 (b) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 

18 issue coins minted under this Act only during the calendar 

19 year beginning on January 1, 2029. 

20 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

21 (a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under this Act 

22 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price based upon the 

23 sum of— 

24 (1) the face value of the coins; 


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1 (2) the surcharge provided in section 7(a) with 

2 respect to such coins; and 

3 (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 

4 (including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, 

5 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

6 (b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall make bulk 

7 sales of the coins issued under this Act at a reasonable 

8 discount. 

9 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept 

11 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

12 before the issuance of the coins. 

13 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre14 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea15 sonable discount. 

16 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins minted under 

18 this Act shall include a surcharge as follows: 

19 (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin. 

20 (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin. 

21 (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half-dol22 lar coin. 

23 (b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 5134(f) of 

24 title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by 

25 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 


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1 shall be paid to the Friends of the Corpus Christi Museum 

2 of Science and History for application to general expenses 

3 associated with the fulfillment of the mission of the 

4 Friends the Corpus Christi Museum of Science and His5 tory, including costs associated with— 

6 (1) museum operations; and 

7 (2) a Selena exhibit. 

8 (c) AUDITS.—The Friends of the Corpus Christi Mu9 seum of Science and History shall be subject to the audit 

10 requirements of section 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United 

11 States Code, with regard to the amounts received under 

12 subsection (b). 

13 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 

14 no surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

15 under this Act of any coin during a calendar year if, as 

16 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin 

17 would result in the number of commemorative coin pro18 grams issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 

19 commemorative coin program issuance limitation under 

20 section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code. The 

21 Secretary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 

22 SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

23 The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec24 essary to ensure that— 


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1 (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 

2 will not result in any net cost to the Federal Govern3 ment; and 

4 (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 

5 are disbursed to any recipient designated in section 

6 7(b) until to the total cost of designing and issuing 

7 all of the coins authorized by this Act, including 

8 labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead ex9 penses, marketing, and shipping is recovered by the 

10 United States Treasury, consistent with sections 

11 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States 

12 Code. 

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