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Mr. Speaker, HUD clearly is seeking 

to create a solution where there simply 

is no problem. HUD’s unfounded interpretation doesn’t follow the letter of 

the law as intended by Congress. According to witness testimony received 

by the Financial Services Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and 

Community Opportunity, this misinterpretation of law has resulted in 

unnecessarily disrupting longstanding 

business practices that could increase 

the costs and decrease the availability 

of home warranties to consumers, as 

well as unintentionally harm small 

businesses. H.R. 2446 would clarify 

longstanding law and practice while restoring certainty related to home warranties in the real estate marketplace. 

I’d like to thank my colleague, Mr. 

CLAY, for working with me on this bill, 

and I’d like to thank the gentleman 

from Georgia for managing this bill. I’d 

also like to thank the bill’s 40 bipartisan cosponsors from across the country. 

I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 

2446, and I reserve the balance of my 

time. 

Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. 

Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 

may consume. 

I rise today to encourage all of my 

colleagues to vote in favor of H.R. 2446, 

the RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act. 

Before I explain exactly why this legislation is so important and vital, let 

me first take a moment to thank my 

friend and colleague, and my fellow Financial Services Committee member 

and the sponsor of this legislation, 

Mrs. BIGGERT, for her hard work on 

this bill. The fact that this bill passed 

both subcommittee and full committee 

by voice vote is a testament to not 

only the issue’s importance, but also to 

Mrs. BIGGERT’s dedication and openness in alleviating Members’ concerns. 

Regarding the bill, itself, Mr. Speaker, this legislation will help small businesses. It will help real estate professionals. Most importantly, it will help 

homeowners by clarifying the law on 

the sale of home warranties. 

Congress enacted legislation many 

years ago to outlaw kickbacks paid in 

connection with services that must be 

performed to close a federally-related 

mortgage loan. An interpretive rule released by the Department of Housing 

and Urban Development has, unfortunately, created uncertainty about application of the law to home warranties 

which are not necessary to close a loan 

to purchase a home. To eliminate confusion and reduce uncertainty, our bill 

makes clear that the term ‘‘settlement 

services’’ does not include home warranties. 

This legislation also provides new notice requirements applicable to home 

service contract companies and to real 

estate professionals so that prospective 

purchasers of home warranties are 

aware that a payment may have been 

made in connection with the selling, 

advertising, marketing, processing, or 

performing an inspection in connection 

with the home warranty. 

This simple clarification will allow 

members of the home warranty industry to pay modest sums to real estate 

professionals for direct marketing and 

related services in connection with the 

sale of a home warranty without a risk 

of running afoul of a law Congress 

never intended to be applicable for a 

completely optional product. 

This is the simplification of this law 

that is very important. It’s very simple, but it’s very important so that our 

real estate industry and home mortgage industry can move more smoothly. 

Please join me in voting for this commonsense legislation that will benefit 

consumers and the small businesses 

that repair and replace home systems 

covered by home warranties. 

With that, Mr. Speaker, I reserve the 

balance of my time. 

Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I have 

no further requests for time if the gentleman is ready to close. 

Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Likewise, I’m ready to close. 

I just want to say in closing that, 

again, Mrs. BIGGERT has done a wonderful job on this, Mr. Speaker, and should 

be commended for it. This is a very important and simple piece of legislation, 

but it will help to iron out and smooth 

out confusion and allow for our real estate and our housing and our home 

mortgage industry to move more 

smoothly. I urge all of my colleagues 

to vote for it. 

With that, I yield back the balance of 

my time. 

Mrs. BIGGERT. Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to support 

this bill, as amended, and I yield back 

the balance of my time. 

Mr. HINOJOSA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in 

support of H.R. 2446, ‘‘The RESPA Home 

Warranty Clarification Act.’’ The Real Estate 

Settlement Procedures Act of 1974, or 

RESPA, was crafted by Congress to only 

cover those services necessary for closing the 

transaction of buying a home. A recent interpretive rule issued by the Department of 

Housing and Urban Development broke this 

precedent by bringing home warranties under 

RESPA. This bipartisan act clarifies that home 

warranties fall outside the scope of RESPA 

because they are unnecessary for closing. 

This bill was passed out of the Financial 

Services Committee on voice vote, and I am 

proud that the Committee also passed an 

amendment that I offered, which adds even 

more transparency to the bill. 

This amended bill would require the real estate broker who recommends the purchase of 

a home warranty to a homebuyer to disclose 

that he or she may receive compensation for 

the recommendation; that the homebuyer is 

not required to purchase a home warranty 

contract; and that the homebuyer can purchase a home warranty contract from a provider not recommended by the real estate 

broker. 

This is is essential information for the homebuyer to make an informed choice when deciding whether to purchase a home warranty 

and I am proud to have added this disclosure 

requirement to H.R. 2446. This bill makes 

clear that the term ‘‘settlement service’’ in 

RESPA does not include home warranties, 

something Congress never intended. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. The 

question is on the motion offered by 

the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. 

BIGGERT) that the House suspend the 

rules and pass the bill, H.R. 2446, as 

amended. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill, as 

amended, was passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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PROVIDING FOR USE OF NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM AND 

SOLDIER CENTER COMMEMORATIVE COIN SURCHARGES 

Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent to take from the Speaker’s table the bill (S. 3363) to provide 

for the use of National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin surcharges, and for other purposes, and ask for its immediate consideration in the House. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from Illinois? 

There was no objection. 

The text of the bill is as follows: 

S. 3363 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 

Representatives of the United States of 

America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. NATIONAL INFANTRY MUSEUM AND 

SOLDIER CENTER COMMEMORATIVE 

COIN SURCHARGES. 

Section 6(b) of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative 

Coin Act (Public Law 110–357, 122 Stat. 3999) 

is amended by inserting before the period at 

the end the following: ‘‘, and for the retirement of debt associated with building the existing National Infantry Museum and Soldier 

Center’’. 

The bill was ordered to be read a 

third time, was read the third time, 

and passed, and a motion to reconsider 

was laid on the table. 

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MARCH OF DIMES COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT OF 2011 

Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I move to 

suspend the rules and pass the bill 

(H.R. 3187) to require the Secretary of 

the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the 

March of Dimes Foundation, as amended. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The text of the bill is as follows: 

H.R. 3187 

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 ‘‘March of 

Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2011’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds the following: 

(1) President Franklin Roosevelt’s personal 

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(now known as the March of Dimes) on January 3, 1938, at a time when polio was on the 

rise. 

(2) The Foundation established patient aid 

programs and funded research for polio vaccines developed by Jonas Salk, MD, and Albert Sabin, MD. 

(3) Tested in a massive field trial in 1954 

that involved 1.8 million schoolchildren 

known as ‘‘polio pioneers’’, the Salk vaccine 

was licensed for use on April 12, 1955 as ‘‘safe, 

effective, and potent’’. The Salk and Sabin 

polio vaccines funded by the March of Dimes 

ended the polio epidemic in the United 

States. 

(4) With its original mission accomplished, 

the Foundation turned its focus to preventing birth defects, prematurity, and infant mortality in 1958. The Foundation began 

to fund research into the genetic, prenatal, 

and environmental causes of over 3,000 birth 

defects. 

(5) The Foundation’s investment in research has led to 13 scientists winning the 

Nobel Prize since 1954, including Dr. James 

Watson’s discovery of the double helix. 

(6) Virginia Apgar, MD, creator of the 

Apgar Score, helped develop the Foundation’s mission for birth defects prevention; 

joining the Foundation as the head of its 

new birth defects division in 1959. 

(7) In the 1960s, the Foundation created 

over 100 birth defects treatment centers, and 

then turned its attention to assisting in the 

development of Neonatal Intensive Care 

Units, or NICUs. 

(8) With March of Dimes support, a Committee on Perinatal Health released Toward 

Improving the Outcome of Pregnancy in 1976, 

which included recommendations that led to 

the regionalization of perinatal health care 

in the United States. 

(9) Since 1998, the March of Dimes has advocated for and witnessed the passage of the 

Birth Defects Prevention Act, Children’s 

Health Act, PREEMIE Act, and Newborn 

Screening Save Lives Act. 

(10) In 2003, the March of Dimes launched a 

Prematurity Campaign to increase awareness about and reduce the incidence of 

preterm birth, infant mortality, birth defects, and lifelong disabilities and disorders. 

(11) The March of Dimes actively promotes 

programs for and funds research into newborn screening, pulmonary surfactant therapy, maternal nutrition, smoking cessation, 

folic acid consumption to prevent neural 

tube defects, increased access to maternity 

care, and similar programs to improve maternal and infant health. 

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

(a) $1 SILVER COINS.—In recognition and 

celebration of the founding and proud service 

of the March of Dimes, the Secretary of the 

Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as 

the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue not 

more than 500,000 $1 coins, which shall— 

(1) weigh 26.73 grams; 

(2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

(3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 

copper. 

(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted 

under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States 

Code. 

(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of 

sections 5134 and 5136 of title 31, United 

States Code, all coins minted under this Act 

shall be considered to be numismatic items. 

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

minted under this Act shall be emblematic 

of the mission and programs of the March of 

Dimes, and its distinguished record of generating Americans’ support to protect our children’s health. 

(2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

each coin minted under this Act, there shall 

be— 

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

(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2015’’; and 

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

‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 

(b) SELECTION.—The design for the coins 

minted under this Act shall— 

(1) contain motifs that represent the past, 

present, and future of the March of Dimes 

and its role as champion for all babies, such 

designs to be consistent with the traditions 

and heritage of the March of Dimes; 

(2) be selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the March of Dimes and the 

Commission of Fine Arts; and 

(3) be reviewed by the Citizens Coin Advisory Committee. 

SEC. 5. ISSUANCE. 

(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under 

this Act shall be issued in uncirculated and 

proof qualities. 

(b) MINT FACILITY.—For the coins minted 

under this Act, at least 1 facility of the 

United States Mint shall be used to strike 

proof quality coins, while at least 1 other 

such facility shall be used to strike the uncirculated quality coins. 

(c) PERIOD FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary of 

the Treasury may issue coins minted under 

this Act only during the 1-year period beginning on January 1, 2015. 

SEC. 6. SALE OF COINS. 

(a) SALE PRICE.—The coins issued under 

this Act shall be sold by the Secretary at a 

price equal to the sum of— 

(1) the face value of the coins; 

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

with respect to such coins; and 

(3) the cost of designing and issuing the 

coins (including labor, materials, dies, use of 

machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, 

and shipping). 

(b) BULK SALES.—The Secretary shall 

make bulk sales of the coins issued under 

this Act at a reasonable discount. 

(c) PREPAID ORDERS.— 

(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders for the coins minted 

under this Act before the issuance of such 

coins. 

(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to 

prepaid orders under paragraph (1) shall be 

at a reasonable discount. 

SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 

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

under this Act shall include a surcharge of 

$10 per coin. 

(b) DISTRIBUTION.—Subject to section 

5134(f) of title 31, United States Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the 

sale of coins issued under this Act shall be 

promptly paid by the Secretary to the March 

of Dimes to help finance research, education, 

and services aimed at improving the health 

of women, infants, and children. 

(c) AUDITS.—The March of Dimes shall be 

subject to the audit requirements of section 

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

regard to the amounts received under subsection (b). 

(d) LIMITATION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), no surcharge may be included 

with respect to the issuance under this Act 

of any coin during a calendar year if, as of 

the time of such issuance, the issuance of 

such coin would result in the number of commemorative coin programs issued during 

such year to exceed the annual 2 commemorative coin program issuance limitation 

under section 5112(m)(1) of title 31, United 

States Code. The Secretary may issue guidance to carry out this subsection. 

SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 

The Secretary shall take such actions as 

may be necessary to ensure that— 

(1) minting and issuing coins under this 

Act will not result in any net cost to the 

United States Government; and 

(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be disbursed to any recipient 

designated in section 7 until the total cost of 

designing and issuing all of the coins authorized by this Act (including labor, materials, 

dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, 

marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the 

United States Treasury, consistent with sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United 

States Code. 

SEC. 9. BUDGET COMPLIANCE. 

The budgetary effects of this Act, for the 

purpose of complying with the Statutory 

Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by reference to the latest statement 

titled ‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, submitted for printing in 

the Congressional Record by the Chairman of 

the Committee on the Budget of the House of 

Representatives, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to the vote on 

passage. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. DOLD) and the gentleman 

from Georgia (Mr. DAVID SCOTT) each 

will control 20 minutes. 

The Chair recognizes the gentleman 

from Illinois. 

GENERAL LEAVE

Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may 

have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and to 

add extraneous materials on this bill. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there 

objection to the request of the gentleman from Illinois? 

There was no objection. 

Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. 

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support 

of H.R. 3187, the March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2011. I’m proud 

to have introduced this bill and to have 

worked closely with my friend and colleague from New York, Congresswoman 

NITA LOWEY. 

This legislation authorizes the minting and issue in 2015 of a commemorative coin honoring the 75th anniversary 

of the March of Dimes and recognizes 

their landmark accomplishments in 

maternal and child health. Surcharges 

on the sales of these special coins will 

fund critical research and programs to 

support healthy mothers, healthy infants, and healthy families nationwide. 

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Mr. Speaker, it’s summertime across 

our Nation, and back home in our districts, children are playing outside 

with friends or are going swimming at 

the pool. But more than 75 years ago, 

children stayed indoors during the 

summer. Their parents wouldn’t let 

them go to the park or to the pool because of outbreaks of polio. Polio back 

then could strike any child, and no one 

knew what the cause was. 

The March of Dimes is a nonprofit organization that was founded in 1938 by 

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, 

with a mission to eradicate polio. In 

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52,000 Americans, mostly children, 

every year. Even the President had 

polio. 

So during the Great Depression, citizens sent dimes—4 billion of them—to 

the White House to fund polio research. 

That effort funded the research by Doctors Salk and Sabin that produced the 

vaccines that have eradicated polio in 

the United States and in much of the 

world. 

In the quest for a vaccine, the March 

of Dimes supported many other research milestones in newborn and child 

health. For example, in 1953, Francis 

Crick and March of Dimes grantee Dr. 

James D. Watson identified the double 

helix structure of DNA and, in 1962, 

won the Nobel Prize for mapping the 

human genome. 

Another research breakthrough came 

in the 1960s when the March of Dimes 

supported research that developed the 

first screening test for PKU, a rare 

metabolic genetic disorder that causes 

intellectual disabilities. Since that 

time, the March of Dimes has led the 

effort to expand newborn screening. 

Now every baby born in the United 

States receives screening for dozens of 

conditions that have the potential to 

cause catastrophic health problems or 

death if not detected or treated 

promptly at birth. 

Today the March of Dimes is leading 

the national effort to reduce premature 

birth. Every year, nearly 500,000 infants 

are born far too soon. In my home 

State of Illinois, almost 13 percent of 

all infants are born prematurely. 

Preterm birth is the leading cause of 

death among newborns. Many of those 

who survive face a lifetime of serious 

health problems, including cerebral 

palsy, intellectual disabilities, chronic 

lung disease, and vision and hearing 

loss. Preterm delivery can happen to 

any pregnant woman, and in nearly 

half of the cases, no one knows why. 

The March of Dimes National Prematurity Campaign funds a robust 

portfolio of research and education programs designed to unveil the causes 

and address the risk factors of preterm 

birth. For example, the March of Dimes 

is working with hospitals to implement 

best practices that discourage early 

elective deliveries before 39 completed 

weeks of pregnancy. Thanks to the 

dedication of the March of Dimes and 

others, the United States has seen a decline in the prematurity rate for 4 consecutive years. 

Mr. Speaker, the March of Dimes has 

an extraordinary history of achievement. More than 4 million infants are 

born every year in the United States, 

and the March of Dimes helps each and 

every one through research, education, 

vaccines, and breakthroughs. The commemorative coin will help fund these 

vitally important activities. 

H.R. 3187 has broad bipartisan support in both Chambers of the Congress, 

with 304 cosponsors here in the House 

and 68 in the United States Senate. 

This legislation complies with all statutory requirements for the commemorative coin program, and the coins will 

be produced at no cost to the American 

taxpayer. To claim the surcharges, the 

March of Dimes will raise matching 

funds form private sources. 

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to have 

sponsored this bipartisan bill, and I 

would like to thank the Congresswoman from New York, Representative 

LOWEY, for her steadfast leadership and 

hard work to see this day become a reality. I would also like to thank Chairman SPENCER BACHUS and Ranking 

Member BARNEY FRANK for helping to 

get this bill to the floor today. I also 

want to thank my friend from Georgia, 

for him managing time on the other 

side today and for his leadership as 

well. 

Mr. Speaker, for 75 years, the March 

of Dimes has dedicated itself to helping 

all infants get a healthy start in life, 

which is what I think is very, very important. I ask my colleagues to join me 

in voting for H.R. 3187, the March of 

Dimes Commemorative Coin Act. 

I reserve the balance of my time. 

Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. 

Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 

may consume. 

I rise today to lend my support to 

this extraordinary and wonderful piece 

of legislation, an expression of strong 

bipartisan support. 

I certainly want to thank my friend, 

Congressman DOLD from Illinois, for 

his leadership on this. It’s a pleasure to 

join with him on the floor today to 

manage time on this bill. 

This bill, H.R. 3187, as was pointed 

out, is the March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act. For 75 years now, the 

March of Dimes organization has 

worked to prevent infant mortality, 

premature births, and birth defects in 

our children in the United States and 

in other parts of the world. And I can 

think of no better time and place to 

honor this wonderful organization than 

right here and right now in the Halls of 

Congress. 

This organization was originally 

founded by President Franklin Delano 

Roosevelt to help treat and prevent 

polio. The March of Dimes would meet 

with tremendous success and, through 

their funding of the work of Dr. Jonas 

Salk, would contribute greatly to curing that disease. 

Having accomplished their original 

goal, the March of Dimes would turn 

their attention to promoting healthy 

women, healthy pregnancies, and 

healthy babies. The March of Dimes 

Foundation works not only here in the 

United States in local communities 

around the country but, as I mentioned, also around the world to educate and inform women, doctors, and 

policymakers on the prevention of 

birth defects and premature birth. This 

work is so vital, so very important, and 

really so very precious, Mr. Speaker. 

And a healthy pregnancy and a healthy 

birth can mean so much and start the 

child off on the right foot that will last 

the rest of their entire life. 

This bill is simple, Mr. Speaker. It 

would allow for the minting, the making of a commemorative coin, which 

basically will be a silver $1 coin, for 

this wonderful organization. These 

coins would then be sold to the general 

public with a portion going to pay off 

the cost of minting the coin, but the 

rest going to support the very, very important work of this foundation. 

So I ask, Mr. Speaker, that my colleagues join me in voting in favor of 

this bill, and in so doing, we’ll be sending a big thank-you to the March of 

Dimes for their hard work and for their 

dedication over the last 75 years. 

Mr. Speaker, I will also mention the 

fact that we support them each year in 

our special cooking and preparation for 

their major fundraiser that many 

Members of Congress and our families 

and our wives take part in. What an extraordinary organization doing an extraordinary thing for those who are 

most precious to us, that is, the children of the United States of America. 

I reserve the balance of my time. 

Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, before I 

yield, I do want to just thank my good 

friend from Georgia (Mr. SCOTT) for his 

leadership and support of the March of 

Dimes. 

He talked a little bit about the recent fundraiser that the March of 

Dimes held, where Members of Congress actually were cooking for this 

fundraiser. What he failed to mention 

was that I believe Mr. SCOTT—and Mrs. 

Scott, for that matter—actually won 

the cooking contest. So thank you 

again. It was one of the few places I 

know we went back for seconds. I really appreciate that. 

Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. I 

thank the gentleman. 

Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, at this time, 

I would like to yield 2 minutes to my 

good friend, the gentlewoman from Illinois (Mrs. BIGGERT). 

Mrs. BIGGERT. I thank the gentleman from Illinois for yielding, and I 

commend him for his hard work on this 

important bill. 

I rise in support of the bill, H.R. 3187, 

the March of Dimes Commemorative 

Coin Act of 2011. 

This legislation recognizes the tremendous achievements of the March of 

Dimes in protecting the health of infants and mothers across the United 

States. 

Founded by President Franklin Roosevelt, as was noted, in 1938, the March 

of Dimes was instrumental in eradicating polio. The organization then 

turned its sights on birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. 

For decades, the March of Dimes has 

been on the forefront of medical research. It educates parents and medical 

professionals about healthy pregnancies and has helped significantly 

expand access to neonatal intensive 

care for premature and sick infants. 

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H.R. 3187 recognizes the accomplishments of this great American success 

story of goodwill and public service, 

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of the March of Dimes through a commemorative coin. 

I’m pleased to have been an original 

cosponsor of this important bill, and I 

urge my colleagues to join us in paying 

a fitting tribute to an organization 

known as the ‘‘champion for all babies.’’ 

Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia. Mr. 

Speaker, I have no more speakers, so I 

will just close my remarks. 

Again, it is a pleasure working with 

you on this bill, Mr. DOLD. And what a 

noble occasion this is for such a worthy 

cause. 

Thank you for mentioning about my 

wife. I give all credit to my wife for 

that cooking she did. I think it was 

shrimp and grits and let’s see, and 

gumbo, her mother’s gumbo, and it 

won first prize at that event. It is such 

a wonderful occasion, and to have all 

Members of Congress who participate 

with this fund-raising effort every year 

is just wonderful. I just urge a unanimous vote. 

I yield back the balance of my time. 

Mr. DOLD. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I 

just want to again commend my colleague. This is a bipartisan bill, broad 

bipartisan support, talking about the 

Commemorative Coin Act for the 

March of Dimes, truly a wonderful organization that really helps protect 

our nearest and dearest, our children. I 

just want to thank my colleagues for 

their leadership and support, and urge 

swift passage. 

I yield back the balance of my time. 

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS, 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, August 1, 2012. 

Hon. SPENCER BACHUS, 

Chairman, Committee on Financial Services, 

Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC. 

DEAR CHAIRMAN BACHUS: I am writing concerning H.R. 3187, the ‘‘March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2011,’’ which is 

scheduled for floor action the week of July 

30, 2012. 

As you know, the Committee on Ways and 

Means maintains jurisdiction over matters 

that concern raising revenue. H.R. 3187 contains a provision that establishes a surcharge for the sale of commemorative coins 

that are minted under the bill, and this falls 

within the jurisdiction of the Committee on 

Ways and Means. 

However, as part of our ongoing understanding regarding commemorative coin 

bills and in order to expedite this bill for 

floor consideration, the Committee will 

forgo action. This is being done with the understanding that it does not in any way prejudice the Committee with respect to the appointment of conferees or its jurisdictional 

prerogatives on this or similar legislation in 

the future. 

I would appreciate your response to this 

letter, confirming this understanding with 

respect to H.R. 3187, and would ask that a 

copy of our exchange of letters on this matter be included in the Congressional Record 

during floor consideration. 

Sincerely, 

DAVE CAMP, 

Chairman. 

COMMITTEE ON FINANCIAL SERVICES, 

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 

Washington, DC, August 1, 2012. 

Hon. DAVE CAMP, 

Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means, 

House of Representatives, Longworth House 

Office Building, Washington, DC. 

DEAR CHAIRMAN CAMP: I am writing in response to your letter regarding H.R. 3187, 

March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 

2011, which is scheduled for Floor consideration under suspension of the rules on 

Wednesday, August 1, 2012. 

I wish to confirm our mutual understanding on this bill. As you know, section 7 

of the bill establishes a surcharge for the 

sale of commemorative coins that are minted under the bill. I acknowledge your committee’s jurisdictional interest in such surcharges as revenue matters and appreciate 

your willingness to forego action by the 

Committee on Ways and Means on H.R. 3187 

in order to allow the bill to come to the 

Floor expeditiously. Also, I agree that your 

decision to forego further action on this bill 

will not prejudice the Committee on Ways 

and Means with respect to its jurisdictional 

prerogatives on this or similar legislation. 

Therefore, I would support your request for 

conferees on those provisions within your jurisdiction should this bill be the subject of a 

House-Senate conference. 

I will include this exchange of letters in 

the Congressional Record when this bill is 

considered by the House. Thank you again 

for your assistance and if you should need 

anything further, please do not hesitate to 

contact Natalie McGarry of my staff at 202– 

225–7502. 

Sincerely, 

SPENCER BACHUS, 

Chairman. 

The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. 

BROOKS). The question is on the motion 

offered by the gentleman from Illinois 

(Mr. DOLD) that the House suspend the 

rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3187, as 

amended. 

The question was taken; and (twothirds being in the affirmative) the 

rules were suspended and the bill, as 

amended, was passed. 

A motion to reconsider was laid on 

the table. 

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PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME 

COMMEMORATIVE COIN ACT 

Mr. RENACCI. Mr. Speaker, I move 

to suspend the rules and pass the bill 

(H.R. 4104) to require the Secretary of 

the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, as amended. 

The Clerk read the title of the bill. 

The text of the bill is as follows: 

H.R. 4104 

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 ‘‘Pro Football 

Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act’’. 

SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds the following: 

(1) The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s mission is— 

(A) to honor individuals who have made 

outstanding contributions to professional 

football; 

(B) to preserve professional football’s historic documents and artifacts; 

(C) to educate the public regarding the origin, development, and growth of professional 

football as an important part of American 

culture; and 

(D) to promote the positive values of the 

sport. 

(2) The Pro Football Hall of Fame opened 

its doors on September 7, 1963. On that day a 

charter class of 17 players, coaches, and contributors were enshrined. Among the group 

were such legends as Sammy Baugh, Red 

Grange, George Halas, Don Hutson, Bronko 

Nagurski, and Jim Thorpe. Through 2012, 

there are 273 members who have been elected 

to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Three distinct iconic symbols represent an individual’s membership in the Hall of Fame: a 

bronze bust, a Hall of Fame gold jacket, and 

a Hall of Fame ring. 

(3) The Pro Football Hall of Fame has welcomed nearly 9 million visitors from around 

the world since opening in 1963. The museum 

has grown from its original 19,000-square-foot 

building to an 118,000-square-foot, state-ofthe-art facility as result of expansions in 

1971, 1978, 1995, and most recently in 2011– 

2013. In addition, major exhibit renovations 

have been completed in 2003, 2008, and 2009. 

(4) The Pro Football Hall of Fame houses 

the world’s largest collection on professional 

football. Included in the museum’s vast collection are more than 20,000 three-dimensional artifacts and more than 20 million 

pages of documents including nearly 3,000,000 

photographic images. 

(5) The Pro Football Hall of Fame reaches 

a world-wide audience of nearly 15,000,000 

people annually through visitors to the museum, participants in the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival, 

three nationally televised events, the Hall of 

Fame’s Web site, social media outlets, special events across the country, and through 

the museum’s Educational Outreach 

videoconferencing programs. 

SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 

(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the 

Treasury (hereafter in this Act referred to as 

the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall mint and issue the 

following coins: 

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

coins, which shall— 

(A) weigh 8.359 grams; 

(B) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and 

(C) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent 

alloy. 

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

$1 coins, which shall— 

(A) weigh 26.73 grams; 

(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 

(C) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent 

copper. 

(3) HALF-DOLLAR CLAD COINS.—Not more 

than 750,000 half-dollar coins which shall— 

(A) weigh 11.34 grams; 

(B) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and 

(C) be minted to the specifications for halfdollar coins contained in section 5112(b) of 

title 31, United States Code. 

(b) LEGAL TENDER.—The coins minted 

under this Act shall be legal tender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States 

Code. 

(c) NUMISMATIC ITEMS.—For purposes of 

section 5134 of title 31, United States Code, 

all coins minted under this Act shall be considered to be numismatic items. 

SEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS. 

(a) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS.— 

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

minted under this Act shall be emblematic 

of the game of professional football. 

(2) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTIONS.—On 

each coin minted under this Act there shall 

be— 

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

(B) an inscription of the year ‘‘2016’’; and 

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

‘‘In God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and ‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 


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