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Union Calendar No. 348 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2768 

[Report No. 108–473, Parts I and II] 

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

of Chief Justice John Marshall. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 17, 2003 

Mr. BACHUS (for himself, Mr. LEACH, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MICHAUD, Mr. 

ISAKSON, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. FROST, Mr. BURNS, Mr. MORAN of Virginia, 

Ms. MAJETTE, Mr. DAVIS of Florida, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. GERLACH, Mrs. 

WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. COOPER, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 

CULBERSON, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. GEPHARDT, Mr. TERRY, 

Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. GOODE, and Mr. JENKINS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 

APRIL 27, 2004 

Reported from the Committee on Financial Services 

APRIL 27, 2004 

Referred sequentially to the House Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not later than July 6, 2004 for consideration of such provisions of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant 

to clause 1(s), rule X 

JULY 6, 2004 

Additional sponsors: Mr. FORBES, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 

HOEFFEL, Mr. SCHROCK, Mrs. MYRICK, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. CONYERS, 

Mr. RANGEL, Mr. DEMINT, Mr. WOLF, Mr. ROGERS of Michigan, Mr. 

NORWOOD, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mr. TURNER of Texas, Mr. LANGEVIN, Mr. 

CARTER, Mr. EMANUEL, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mr. DELAHUNT, Mrs. 

MALONEY, Mr. MOORE, Mr. UDALL of Colorado, Mr. COBLE, Mr. GREEN

of Texas, Mr. SKELTON, Mr. SPRATT, Mr. BROWN of South Carolina, 

Mr. DOGGETT, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. NADLER, Mr. LYNCH, Mrs. CUBIN, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. UDALL of New Mexico, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. LARSON of 
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Connecticut, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. CLYBURN, Ms. 

DEGETTE, Mr. CLAY, Mr. CROWLEY, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. CAPUANO, Mr. 

HINCHEY, Mr. CARSON of Oklahoma, Mr. MCGOVERN, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. 

HULSHOF, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Mr. LAMPSON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. 

TOWNS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. EVERETT, Mr. BOEHNER, Ms. HARRIS, 

Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Ms. HART, Mr. WICKER, Mr. 

PICKERING, Mr. TAUZIN, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. COLE, 

Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, 

Mr. GREENWOOD, Mr. NUNES, Mr. POMBO, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. CRENSHAW, 

Mr. GIBBONS, Ms. HOOLEY of Oregon, Ms. WATERS, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. 

FOSSELLA, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. LAHOOD, 

Mr. HYDE, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. REGULA, Mr. LINDER, 

Mr. HOBSON, Mr. BEREUTER, Mr. SMITH of Michigan, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. 

LEWIS of California, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. 

RADANOVICH, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. SABO, 

Mr. BONNER, Mr. SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. HOEKSTRA, Mr. KING of New 

York, Mr. MORAN of Kansas, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. 

BERMAN, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. INSLEE, 

Mr. PETRI, Mr. OSBORNE, Mr. BAKER, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. SULLIVAN, 

Mr. BERRY, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. SNYDER, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. 

RAMSTAD, Mr. HOUGHTON, Mr. WEINER, Mr. EHLERS, Mr. MCKEON, 

Ms. DELAURO, Mrs. MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. HALL, Mr. MCNULTY, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. SERRANO, 

Mr. POMEROY, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, 

Mr. DAVIS of Alabama, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PASTOR, Mr. 

BLUMENAUER, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. HOLT, Mr. 

BROWN of Ohio, Mr. DOOLEY of California, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. RYAN of Ohio, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. SMITH of 

Washington, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. WAXMAN, Mr. DINGELL, Mr. ANDREWS, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BOYD, 

Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. STARK, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, 

Mr. AKIN, Ms. KILPATRICK, Mr. DAVIS of Tennessee, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 

MEEKS of New York, Mr. KILDEE, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. GORDON, Mr. 

SHAW, Mr. BURR, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. TANNER, Mr. KLINE, Mr. 

MCINTYRE, Mr. HOYER, Mr. STUPAK, Mr. MCHUGH, Mr. KENNEDY of 

Minnesota, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. WYNN, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. TOM

DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. 

RODRIGUEZ, Mr. COLLINS, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. 

REYNOLDS, Mr. CAMP, Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. BACA, Mrs. JONES of Ohio, 

Mr. ROSS, Mr. BECERRA, Ms. JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. WATT, Mr. 

FARR, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. BURGESS, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. 

WAMP, Mr. MILLER of North Carolina, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. EDWARDS, 

Mr. ETHERIDGE, Mr. HAYES, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. GUTIERREZ, Mr. 

CRAMER, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 

EVANS, Mr. HILL, Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mr. JEFFERSON, Ms. KAPTUR, Ms. LEE, Mr. SHERMAN, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. BRADLEY of New Hampshire, Mr. OWENS, Mr. KLECZKA, Mr. PRICE of North 

Carolina, Mr. RUSH, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Ms. 

CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. CARDOZA, Ms. 

MCCARTHY of Missouri, Mr. KANJORSKI, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. REYES, Mr. 

YOUNG of Florida, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. BILIRAKIS, 
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Mr. OBEY, Mr. DICKS, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. KUCINICH, Mr. BELL, Mr. 

FOLEY, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. STENHOLM, Mr. KIRK, Ms. LORETTA

SANCHEZ of California, Mr. CANNON, Mrs. TAUSCHER, Mr. FILNER, Mr. 

FORD, Mr. OTTER, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. WEXLER, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mr. OLVER, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. 

GILCHREST, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. JOHN, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 

TIERNEY, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. BRADY of Texas, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Ms. SOLIS, Mr. RENZI, Mr. SHIMKUS, 

Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. WU, Mr. BEAUPREZ, 

Mr. BASS, and Mr. PORTER

JULY 6, 2004 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

[Insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 

in commemoration of Chief Justice John Marshall. 

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 ‘‘John Marshall Com5 memorative Coin Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 The Congress hereby finds as follows: 

8 (1) John Marshall served as the Chief Justice 

9 of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 

10 1835, the longest tenure of any Chief Justice in the 

11 Nation’s history. 
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1 (2) John Marshall authored more than 500 

2 opinions, including virtually all of the most impor3 tant cases decided by the Supreme Court during his 

4 tenure. 

5 (3) Under his leadership, the Supreme Court of 

6 the United States gave shape to the fundamental 

7 principles of the Constitution, most notably the prin8 ciple of judicial review. 

9 (4) John Marshall’s service to the United 

10 States—not only as a Chief Justice, but also as a 

11 soldier in the Revolutionary War, as a Member of 

12 Congress, and as Secretary of State—truly makes 

13 him one of the most important figures in our Na14 tion’s history. 

15 SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

16 (a) DENOMINATION.—In commemoration of the 

17 250th anniversary of the birth of Chief Justice John Mar18 shall, the Secretary of the Treasury (hereafter in this Act 

19 referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue not 

20 more than 400,000 $1 coins, each of which shall— 

21 (1) weigh 26.73 grams; 

22 (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

23 (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 

24 copper. 
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1 (b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted under this 

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

3 title 31, United States Code. 

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

5 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United States Code, all coins 

6 minted under this Act shall be considered to be numis7 matic items. 

8 SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

9 (a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coins 

11 minted under this Act shall be emblematic of Chief 

12 Justice John Marshall and his immeasurable con13 tributions to the Constitution of the United States 

14 and the Supreme Court of the United States. 

15 (2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

16 each coin minted under this Act there shall be— 

17 (A) a designation of the value of the coin; 

18 (B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2005’’; and 

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

20 ‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of Amer21 ica’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

22 (b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 

23 under this Act shall be— 
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1 (1) selected by the Secretary after consultation 

2 with the Commission of Fine Arts, and the Supreme 

3 Court Historical Society; and 

4 (2) reviewed by the Citizens Coin Advisory 

5 Committee. 

6 SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 

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

8 Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 

9 (b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United 

10 States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 

11 of the coins minted under this Act. 

12 (c) COMMENCEMENT OF ISSUANCE.—The Secretary 

13 may issue coins minted under this Act beginning January 

14 1, 2005. 

15 (d) TERMINATION OF MINTING AUTHORITY.—No 

16 coins may be minted under this Act after December 31, 

17 2005. 

18 SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

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

20 shall be sold by the Secretary at a price equal to the sum 

21 of— 

22 (1) the face value of the coins; 

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

24 respect to such coins; and 
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1 (3) the cost of designing and issuing the coins 

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

3 overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping). 

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

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

6 discount. 

7 (c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

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

9 prepaid orders for the coins minted under this Act 

10 before the issuance of such coins. 

11 (2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre12 paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea13 sonable discount. 

14 (d) MARKETING.—The Secretary, in cooperation with 

15 the Legacy Fund of the Library of Congress, shall develop 

16 and implement a marketing program to promote and sell 

17 the coins issued under this Act both within the United 

18 States and internationally. 

19 SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

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

21 this Act shall include a surcharge of $10 per coin. 

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

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

24 the Secretary from the sale of coins issued under this Act 
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1 shall be promptly paid by the Secretary to the Supreme 

2 Court Historical Society for the purposes of— 

3 (1) supporting historical research and edu4 cational programs about the Supreme Court and the 

5 Constitution of the United States and related topics; 

6 (2) supporting fellowship programs, internships, 

7 and docents at the Supreme Court; and 

8 (3) collecting and preserving antiques, artifacts, 

9 and other historical items related to the Supreme 

10 Court and the Constitution of the United States and 

11 related topics. 

12 (c) AUDITS.—The Supreme Court Historical Society 

13 shall be subject to the audit requirements of section 

14 5134(f)(2) of title 31, United States Code, with regard 

15 to the amounts received by the Society under subsection 

16 (b). 

17 (d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no 

18 surcharge may be included with respect to the issuance 

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

20 of the time of such issuance, the issuance of such coin would 

21 result in the number of commemorative coin programs 

22 issued during such year to exceed the annual 2 commemora23 tive coin program issuance limitation under section 

24 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United States Code (as in effect on 
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1 the date of the enactment of this Act). The Secretary of the 

2 Treasury may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 
Union Calendar No. 348 

108TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 2768 

[Report No. 108–473, Parts I and II] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint 

Marshall. coins in commemoration of Chief Justice John 

JULY 6, 2004 

Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means with 

to be printed Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered an amendment; committed to the Committee of the