The Native American The Native American $1 Coin Act, Public Law 110-82 Coin Act, Public Law 110-82

Native American $1 Coin Act, which became Public Law 110-82 on Sept. 20, 2007, directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue $1 coins in commemoration of Native Americans and important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development and history of the United States. It:

Requires, effective beginning January 1, 2008, that such coins have designs: (1) on the obverse bearing the “Sacagawea design;” and (2) on the reverse bearing images celebrating important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the history and development of the United States.

States that, if the date of the enactment of this Act is after August 25, 2007, such design shall be implemented beginning January 1, 2009.

Requires edge-incusing of the inscriptions “E Pluribus Unum” and “In God We Trust” in a manner that preserves the distinctive coin edge so that its denomination is readily discernible, including by individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

Requires the number of $1 coins minted and issued in a year with the Sacagawea-design on the obverse to be not less than 20% of the total number of $1 coins minted and issued in such year.

It also instructs the Secretary of the Treasury to carry out an aggressive, cost-effective, continuing campaign to encourage commercial enterprises to accept and dispense $1 coins that have the so-called “Sacagawea design.”

Native American $1 Coin Act Text Versions

Most Recent: H.R. 2358.ENR (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)
The previous versions of the bill, H.R. 2358.IH and H.R. 2358.EH, H.R. 2358.RFS, and H.R. 2358.EAS may be viewed online at THOMAS.

Bill Status and Final Actions to Become Public Law No: 110-82

Introduced in House	Passed House	Voted on in Senate	Signed by President
May 17, 2007	June 12, 2007	August 3, 2007	September 20, 2007

One June 12, 2007, the Native American $1 Coin Act passed in the House of Representatives by voice vote. A record of each representative’s position was not kept. On August 3, 2007 it passed in the Senate by Unanimous Consent. A record of each representative’s position was not kept.

H.R. 2358 was signed by President Bush on Sept. 20, 2007. The Native American $1 Coin Act became Public Law No: 110-82.

Major CoinNews Article on H.R. 2894

September 6, 2007: Sacagawea Golden Dollar Scheduled for Face Lift
New legislation was approved by Congress this week that’s intended to stir the pot with the Sacagawea golden dollar. The desire is to create fresh, recurring excitement with the Sacagawea dollar to commemorate Native Americans while also promoting its use in daily circulation.
September 25, 2007: New Law Brings Newly Designed Sacagawea Dollars
America loves their series. First came the 50 State Quarters. Next came the Westward Journey Nickels. Then the Presidential $1 Coins.
Now wait… Be patient… And please hold your horses… Why? Because a new Sacagawea Golden Dollars series is on the way.
October 2, 2007: Sacagawea Coin Designers Not Thrilled with New Law
President Bush signed the Native American $1 Coin Act mandating the redesign of Sacagawea Dollar. Starting in 2009, the Sacagawea reverse will no longer have the soaring eagle depicted. Instead, it’ll bear a famous American Indian or American Indian event that’ll change each year.
February 29, 2008: President Signs Law: Sacagawea Golden Dollar Coins Make Comeback in 2008
Sacagawea coins will see the light of day in 2008. It is all in thanks to new legislation that was introduced Monday, passed in the House and Senate on Thursday and signed into law by President Bush on Friday. The law amends old and gives the United States Mint the authority to mint and issue 2008 Sacagawea Golden Dollars.

Sponsor of H.R. 2358

Related Bills

A similar Senate bill, S. 585, was introduced on February 14, 2007.

Bill Actions by Date

5/17/2007: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
6/12/2007 10:34am: Mr. Boren moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
6/12/2007 10:35am: Considered under suspension of the rules.
6/12/2007 10:35am: DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2358.
6/12/2007 10:46am: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
6/12/2007 10:46am: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
6/13/2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
8/3/2007: Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
8/3/2007: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
8/3/2007: S.AMDT.2653 Amendment SA 2653 proposed by Senator Reid for Senator Dodd.
In the nature of a substitute.
8/3/2007: S.AMDT.2653 Amendment SA 2653 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent.
8/3/2007: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
8/4/2007: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
9/4/2007 3:20pm: Mr. Boren moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment.
9/4/2007 3:22pm: DEBATE – The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on the motion to suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment to H.R. 2358.
9/4/2007 3:27pm: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by voice vote
9/4/2007 3:27pm: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
9/4/2007: Cleared for White House.
9/10/2007: Presented to President.
9/20/2007: Signed by President.
9/20/2007: Became Public Law No: 110-82.

The Native American $1 Coin Act

HR 2358 ENR (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)

One Hundred Tenth Congress

of the

United States of America

AT THE FIRST SESSION

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday,

the fourth day of January, two thousand and seven

An Act

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue coins in commemoration of Native Americans and the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States, and for other purposes.

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 `Native American $1 Coin Act’.

SEC. 2. NATIVE AMERICAN $1 COIN PROGRAM.

Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

`(r) Redesign and Issuance of Circulating $1 Coins Honoring Native Americans and the Important Contributions Made by Indian Tribes and Individual Native Americans in United States History-

`(1) REDESIGN BEGINNING IN 2008-

`(A) IN GENERAL- Effective beginning January 1, 2008, notwithstanding subsection (d), in addition to the coins to be issued pursuant to subsection (n), and in accordance with this subsection, the Secretary shall mint and issue $1 coins that–

`(i) have as the designs on the obverse the so-called `Sacagawea design’; and

`(ii) have a design on the reverse selected in accordance with paragraph (2)(A), subject to paragraph (3)(A).

`(B) DELAYED DATE- If the date of the enactment of the Native American $1 Coin Act is after August 25, 2007, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting `2009′ for `2008′.

`(2) DESIGN REQUIREMENTS- The $1 coins issued in accordance with paragraph (1) shall meet the following design requirements:

`(A) COIN REVERSE- The design on the reverse shall bear–

`(i) images celebrating the important contributions made by Indian tribes and individual Native Americans to the development of the United States and the history of the United States;

`(ii) the inscription `$1′; and

`(iii) the inscription `United States of America’.

`(B) COIN OBVERSE- The design on the obverse shall–

`(i) be chosen by the Secretary, after consultation with the Commission of Fine Arts and review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee; and

`(ii) contain the so-called `Sacagawea design’ and the inscription `Liberty’.

`(C) EDGE-INCUSED INSCRIPTIONS-

`(i) IN GENERAL- The inscription of the year of minting and issuance of the coin and the inscriptions `E Pluribus Unum’ and `In God We Trust’ shall be edge-incused into the coin.

`(ii) PRESERVATION OF DISTINCTIVE EDGE- The edge-incusing of the inscriptions under clause (i) on coins issued under this subsection shall be done in a manner that preserves the distinctive edge of the coin so that the denomination of the coin is readily discernible, including by individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

`(D) REVERSE DESIGN SELECTION- The designs selected for the reverse of the coins described under this subsection–

`(i) shall be chosen by the Secretary after consultation with the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the Congressional Native American Caucus of the House of Representatives, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the National Congress of American Indians;

`(ii) shall be reviewed by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee;

`(iii) may depict individuals and events such as–

`(I) the creation of Cherokee written language;

`(II) the Iroquois Confederacy;

`(III) Wampanoag Chief Massasoit;

`(IV) the `Pueblo Revolt’;

`(V) Olympian Jim Thorpe;

`(VI) Ely S. Parker, a general on the staff of General Ulysses S. Grant and later head of the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and

`(VII) code talkers who served the United States Armed Forces during World War I and World War II; and

`(iv) in the case of a design depicting the contribution of an individual Native American to the development of the United States and the history of the United States, shall not depict the individual in a size such that the coin could be considered to be a `2-headed’ coin.

`(3) ISSUANCE OF COINS COMMEMORATING 1 NATIVE AMERICAN EVENT DURING EACH YEAR-

`(A) IN GENERAL- Each design for the reverse of the $1 coins issued during each year shall be emblematic of 1 important Native American or Native American contribution each year.

`(B) ISSUANCE PERIOD- Each $1 coin minted with a design on the reverse in accordance with this subsection for any year shall be issued during the 1-year period beginning on January 1 of that year and shall be available throughout the entire 1-year period.

`(C) ORDER OF ISSUANCE OF DESIGNS- Each coin issued under this subsection commemorating Native Americans and their contributions–

`(i) shall be issued, to the maximum extent practicable, in the chronological order in which the Native Americans lived or the events occurred, until the termination of the coin program described in subsection (n); and

`(ii) thereafter shall be issued in any order determined to be appropriate by the Secretary, after consultation with the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate, the Congressional Native American Caucus of the House of Representatives, and the National Congress of American Indians.

`(4) ISSUANCE OF NUMISMATIC COINS- The Secretary may mint and issue such number of $1 coins of each design selected under this subsection in uncirculated and proof qualities as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.

`(5) QUANTITY- The number of $1 coins minted and issued in a year with the Sacagawea-design on the obverse shall be not less than 20 percent of the total number of $1 coins minted and issued in such year.’.

SEC. 3. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

Section 5112(n)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is amended–

(1) by striking the paragraph designation and heading and all that follows through `Notwithstanding subsection (d)’ and inserting the following:

`(1) REDESIGN BEGINNING IN 2007- Notwithstanding subsection (d)’;

(2) by striking subparagraph (B); and

(3) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and indenting the subparagraphs appropriately.

SEC. 4. REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO CIRCULATION OF $1 COIN.

(a) In General- In order to remove barriers to circulation, the Secretary of the Treasury shall carry out an aggressive, cost-effective, continuing campaign to encourage commercial enterprises to accept and dispense $1 coins that have as designs on the obverse the so-called `Sacagawea design’.

(b) Report- The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to Congress an annual report on the success of the efforts described in subsection (a).

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and

President of the Senate.

Cosponsor List

The following House members cosponsored the bill:

Rep Boren, Dan [OK-2] – 5/17/2007
Rep Castle, Michael N. [DE] – 6/11/2007
Rep Cole, Tom [OK-4] – 5/17/2007
Rep Frank, Barney [MA-4] – 5/17/2007
Rep Renzi, Rick [AZ-1] – 5/17/2007

The Native American $1 Coin Act, Public Law 110-82