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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2525 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and 
celebration of Hero Street USA. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2015 
Mrs. BUSTOS (for herself, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, Mrs. 
NAPOLITANO, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. AGUILAR, 
Mr. GALLEGO, Ms. FRANKEL of Florida, Mrs. LAWRENCE, Mr. BECERRA, 
Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, Mr. SIRES, Mr. CASTRO of Texas, Mr. SWALWELL of 
California, Mr. VELA, Mr. VARGAS, Ms. MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM of 
New Mexico, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. BEN RAY LUJA´N of 
New Mexico, Mr. HINOJOSA, Mr. POCAN, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. TED LIEU 
of California, Mr. GUTIE´RREZ, Mr. RUIZ, Mrs. DINGELL, Mr. COSTA, Ms. 
KUSTER, Mr. GRIJALVA, Ms. BROWNLEY of California, Ms. CLARK of 
Massachusetts, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Mr. PIERLUISI, Mr. 
CURBELO of Florida, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Ms. HERRERA BEUTLER, Mr. 
BISHOP of Georgia, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Ms. GABBARD, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. 
WALZ, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. YODER, Mrs. ROBY, Mr. 
ASHFORD, Ms. EDWARDS, Ms. ADAMS, Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, Mr. 
MCNERNEY, Mr. GARAMENDI, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 
QUIGLEY, Mr. RUPPERSBERGER, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. AL 
GREEN of Texas, Mr. JONES, Mrs. KIRKPATRICK, Mr. BLUMENAUER, 
Mr. NOLAN, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BROOKS of Alabama, Mr. KILMER, Mrs. 
TORRES, Miss RICE of New York, Mr. PERLMUTTER, Mr. SABLAN, Mr. 
BOST, and Mr. KINZINGER of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Financial Services 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins 
in recognition and celebration of Hero Street USA. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Hero Street USA Com-
memorative Coin Act’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) In 1968, 2nd Street of Silvis, Illinois, was 
renamed Hero Street, a tribute to the sacrifice and 
patriotism of its residents. 
(2) Many Mexican families immigrated to Silvis 
during the 1920s and 1930s, seeking work with the 
local railroad line, and settled on 2nd Street, where 
low-cost housing was available to railroad workers 
and their families. 
(3) When the United States entered World War 
II, the young men of 2nd Street answered the Na-
tion’s call to serve. Of this first generation of 2nd 
Street residents, six were killed in World War II and 
two in the Korean Conflict. 
(4) Despite tragedy, a strong tradition of mili-
tary service persisted within this small, historically 
Latino community as the younger generations en-
listed or were drafted. 
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(5) Today, over 100 men and women from Hero 
Street have served in the Armed Forces of the 
United States, a concentration higher than any 
other street comparable in size. 
(6) The legacy of these brave soldiers has trans-
formed this small street into a point of national 
pride, and a park and monument have been built in 
Silvis to honor the 8 deceased service members as 
well as all who have served in the United States 
Military. 
(7) 2018 will mark the 50th anniversary of 
Hero Street’s renaming. 
SEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS. 
(a) DENOMINATIONS.—The Secretary of the Treas-
ury (hereafter in this Act referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
shall mint and issue the following coins in commemoration 
of the semi centennial of the naming of Hero Street: 
(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— 
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(A) weigh 26,73 grams; 
(B) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and 
(C) contain at least 90 percent silver with 
the remainder 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 half- 
dollar 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) IN GENERAL.—The design of the coin minted 
under this Act shall be emblematic of Hero Street USA. 
(b) DESIGNATION AND INSCRIPTION.—On each coin 
minted under this Act, there shall be— 
(1) a designation of the value of the coin; 
(2) an inscription of the year ‘‘2018’’; and 
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(3) inscriptions of the words ‘‘Liberty’’, ‘‘In 
God We Trust’’, ‘‘United States of America’’, and 
‘‘E Pluribus Unum’’. 
(c) SELECTION.—The design for the coins minted 
under this Act shall be— 
(1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation 
with the Commission of Fine Arts; and 
(2) reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory 
Committee. 
SEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS. 
(a) QUALITY OF COINS.—Coins minted under this 
Act shall be issued in uncirculated and proof qualities. 
(b) MINT FACILITY.—Only 1 facility of the United 
States Mint may be used to strike any particular quality 
of coin under this Act. 
(c) PERIOD
FOR ISSUANCE.—The Secretary may 
issue coins under this Act only during the period begin-
ning on January 1, 2018, and ending on December 31, 
2018. 
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 coin; 
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(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 the coins. 
(2) DISCOUNT.—Sale prices with respect to pre-
paid orders under paragraph (1) shall be at a rea-
sonable discount. 
SEC. 7. SURCHARGES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—All sales of coins issued under this 
Act shall include a surcharge of— 
(1) $35 per coin for the $5 coin; 
(2) $10 per coin for the $1 coin; and 
(3) $5 per coin for the half-dollar 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 paid to the Wounded Warrior Project to carry 
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out the organization’s mission of honoring and empow-
ering our Nation’s wounded warriors. 
SEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES. 
The Secretary shall take such actions as may be nec-
essary to ensure that— 
(1) minting and issuing coins under this Act 
will not result in any net cost to the Federal Govern-
ment; and 
(2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, 
shall be disbursed to any recipient designated in sec-
tion 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 ex-
penses, marketing, and shipping) is recovered by the 
United States Treasury, consistent with sections 
5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States 
Code. 
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