H.R. 4104 (112th): Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

Introduced:
Feb 28, 2012 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. James Renacci [R-OH16]
Status:
Died (Passed House)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 1653 on Apr 18, 2013. See H.R. 1653 for current action on this subject.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on August 1, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Feb 28, 2012
Referred to Committee Feb 28, 2012
Passed House Aug 01, 2012
Cosponsors
294 cosponsors (204R, 90D) (show)
Committees

House Financial Services

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Full Title

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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Last updated Aug 02, 2012.
9 pages

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8/1/2012--Passed House amended.
Pro Football Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5-gold coins, 400,000 $1-silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of professional football.
Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to help finance the construction of a new building and the renovation of existing Pro Football Hall of Fame facilities after the cost of designing and issuing such coins has been recovered by the Treasury. .

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Background

According to the findings of the bill, 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.

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-of-the-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.

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.

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.

Summary

H.R. 4104 would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5-gold coins, 400,000 $1-silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins emblematic of the game of professional football.

The bill would direct all surcharges from sale of the coins paid by the Secretary to the Pro Football Hall of Fame to help finance the construction of a new building and the renovation of existing Pro Football Hall of Fame facilities.  In addition, the sales price would be required to cover the costs of producing and issuing the coins.

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