,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ehgc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ab1       
#bjbj,mr4 ,meeks 7for himself and ,mr4  
,katko7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,financial ,services  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
require the ,secretary of the ,treasury 
to mint commemorative coins in          
recognition of the ,bicentennial of     
,harriet ,tubman's birth4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,harriet ,tubman ,bicentennial          
,commemorative ,coin ,act4  #b4         
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,harriet ,tubman was an           
abolitionist who guided over #cjj people
 from slavery to freedom in #aj years4  
7#b7 ,born on ,january #bi1 #ahbj1      
,tubman was a notable abolitionist who  
not only freed herself1 but also freed  
others from slavery4  7#c7 ,harriet     
,ross ,tubman1 born ,araminta ,minty    
,ross1 was born a slave in the          
plantation of ,edward ,brodess in       

,dorchester ,county1 ,maryland4  7#d7   
,with the ,underground ,railroad        
,system1 in the fall of #ahdi1 ,tubman  
escaped from the ,poplar ,neck          
,plantation1 heading north to           
,pennsylvania4  7#e7 ,with the passing  
of the ,fugitive ,slave ,law as part of 
the ,compromise of #ahej1 the operations
 to help enslaved persons escape became 
a threat to her life4  7#f7 ,despite the
 passing of the ,compromise of #ahej and
 the ,fugitive ,slave ,law1 ,tubman was 
not deterred and continued her work1    
rerouting the railroad to ,canada       
instead4  7#g7 ,tubman made #ac trips   
back to ,maryland1 guiding #cjj enslaved
 persons to freedom in the process4     
7#h7 ,during the arduous process of     
helping fugitive enslaved persons escape
 through the ,underground ,railroad     
,system not a single person succumbed to
 death under her supervision4  7#i7     
,tubman led an estimated #ej to #fj     
enslaved persons towards ,canada4  7#aj7
 ,during the year of #aheh1 ,tubman     

aided ,john ,brown1 by recruiting       
supporters for the ,john ,brown's       
,harper's ,ferry ,raid1 a plan to attack
 slaveholders in ,virginia and ,maryland
 to help enslaved persons flee and      
become freedmen4  7#aa7 ,in the         
beginning of the ,civil ,war1 ,tubman   
served as a cook and as a nurse in      
,south ,carolina and ,florida4  7#ab7   
,tubman also recruited                  
,african-,american soldiers to join the 
regiment of ,african-,american          
,soldiers4  7#ac7 ,later in recognition 
for her abilities1 ,tubman served as an 
army scout and spy for ,colonel ,james  
,montgomery4  7#ad7 ,tubman             
distinguished herself as the first woman
 to lead an armed expedition in the     
,civil ,war1 the ,combahee ,river ,raid1
 resulting in more than #gjj enslaved   
persons in ,south ,carolina being freed4
  7#ae7 ,after the ,civil ,war1 ,tubman 
frequently sheltered and fed freed      
slaves at her home in ,south ,street    
even though she had little money        

herself4 ,she found a means to an end by
 selling produce from her garden1 taking
 in donations of food1 loans from       
friends1 and raising pigs in her        
backyard4  7#af7 ,in her retirement1    
,tubman became active in the women's    
suffrage movement1 where she attended   
meetings and gave speeches in her home  
,state of ,new ,york1 as well as in     
,boston and ,washington1 ,,dc4  7#ag7   
,tubman was an avid advocate for        
,african-,american women and their      
rights4 ,in #ahif1 she was invited as a 
speaker at the first meeting of the     
,national ,association of ,colored      
,women4  7#ah7 ,although living in      
financial insecurity1 ,tubman gave a    
parcel of her land to the ,african      
,methodist ,episcopal ,church1 which    
eventually became a home for the aged   
and indigent colored people4 ,at the    
time few social services existed for the
 elderly4  7#ai7 ,escaping slavery2     
risking everything to save her family2  
aiding enslaved persons escape2 leading 

a military raid2 championing the cause  
of women's suffrage2 ,harriet ,tubman is
 an individual that has performed       
achievements that has had profound      
impacts on ,american history and        
culture4  #c4 ,coin specifications  7a7 
,denominations ,in commemoration of     
,harriet ,tubman1 the ,secretary of the 
,treasury 7hereafter referred to in this
 ,act as the ,secretary7 shall mint and 
issue the following coins3 7#a7 #e gold 
coins ,not more than #ej1jjj #e coins1  
which shall-- 7,a7 weigh #h4cei grams2  
7,b7 be struck on a planchet having a   
diameter of #j4hej inches2 and  7,c7    
contain at least #ij percent gold4  7#b7
 #a silver coins ,not more than #djj1jjj
 #a coins1 which shall-- 7,a7 weigh     
#bf4gc grams2  7,b7 be struck on a      
planchet having a diameter of #a4ejj    
inches2 and  7,c7 contain at least #ij  
percent silver4  7#c7 ,half-dollar clad 
coins ,not more than #gej1jjj           
half-dollar coins which shall-- 7,a7    
weigh #aa4cd grams2  7,b7 have a        

diameter of #a4bje inches2 and  7,c7 be 
minted to the specifications for        
half-dollar coins contained in section  
#eaab7;b7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code4  7b7 ,legal tender ,the coins    
minted under this ,act shall be legal   
tender1 as provided in section #eajc of 
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4  7c7  
,numismatic items ,for purposes of      
sections #eacd and #eacf of title #ca1  
,united ,states ,code1 all coins minted 
under this ,act shall be considered to  
be numismatic items4  #d4 ,design of    
coins  7a7 ,design ,requirements  7#a7  
,in general ,the designs of the coins   
minted under this ,act shall be         
emblematic of the legacy of ,harriet    
,tubman as an abolitionist4 ,at least   
one obverse design shall bear the image 
of ,harriet ,tubman4  7#b7 ,designation 
and inscriptions ,on each coin minted   
under this ,act1 there shall be-- 7,a7  
an inscription of ,harriet ,tubman2     
7,b7 a designation of the value of the  
coin2  7,c7 an inscription of the year  

#bjbb2 and  7,d7 inscriptions of the    
words ,liberty1 ,in ,god ,we ,trust1    
,united ,states of ,america1 and ,e     
,pluribus ,unum4  7b7 ,selection ,the   
design for the coins minted under this  
,act shall be-- 7#a7 selected by the    
,secretary1 after consultation with     
,project ,legacy 7,brooklyn1 ,,ny7 and  
the ,commission of the ,fine ,arts2 and 
7#b7 reviewed by the ,citizens ,coinage 
,advisory ,committee4  #e4 ,issuance of 
coins  7a7 ,quality of coins ,coins     
minted under this ,act shall be issued  
in uncirculated and proof qualities4    
7b7 ,mint facility ,only #a facility of 
the ,united ,states ,mint may be used to
 strike any particular quality of the   
coins minted under this ,act4  7c7      
,period for issuance ,the ,secretary may
 issue coins under this ,act only during
 the period beginning on ,january #a1   
#bjbb1 and ending on ,december #ca1     
#bjbb4  #f4 ,sale of coins  7a7 ,sale   
price ,the coins issued under this ,act 
shall be sold by the ,secretary at a    

price equal to the sum of-- 7#a7 the    
face value of the coins2  7#b7 the      
surcharge provided under section #g7;a7 
with respect to the coins2 and  7#c7 the
 cost of designing and issuing the coins
 7including labor1 materials1 dies1 use 
of machinery1 overhead expenses1        
marketing1 and shipping74  7b7 ,bulk    
sales ,the ,secretary shall make bulk   
sales of the coins issued under this    
,act at a reasonable discount4  7c7     
,prepaid orders  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,secretary shall accept prepaid orders  
for the coins minted under this ,act    
before the issuance of the coins4  7#b7 
,discount ,sale prices with respect to  
prepaid orders under paragraph 7#a7     
shall be at a reasonable discount4  #g4 
,surcharges  7a7 ,in general ,all sales 
of coins issued under this ,act shall   
include-- 7#a7 a surcharge of #ce per   
coin for the #e coins2  7#b7 a surcharge
 of #aj per coin for the #a coins2 and  
7#c7 a surcharge of #e per coin for the 
half-dollar coin4  7b7 ,distribution    

,subject to section #eacd7;f7 of title  
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 all         
surcharges received by the ,secretary   
from the sale of coins issued under this
 ,act shall be promptly paid by the     
,secretary to ,project ,legacy          
7,brooklyn1 ,,ny7 for the purpose of    
accomplishing and advancing its mission4
  7c7 ,audits ,project ,legacy          
7,brooklyn1 ,,ny7 shall be subject to   
the audit requirements of section       
#eacd7;f77#b7 of title #ca1 ,united     
,states ,code1 with regard to the       
amounts received under subsection 7b74  
7d7 ,limitation ,notwithstanding        
subsection 7a71 no surcharge may be     
included with respect to the issuance   
under this ,act of any coin during a    
calendar year if1 as of the time of such
 issuance1 the issuance of such coin    
would result in the number of           
commemorative coin programs issued      
during such year to exceed the annual #b
 commemorative coin program issuance    
limitation under section #eaab7m77#a7 of

 title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code4 ,the 
,secretary of the ,treasury may issue   
guidance to carry out this subsection4  
#h4 ,financial assurances ,the          
,secretary shall take such actions as   
may be necessary to ensure that-- 7#a7  
minting and issuing coins under this    
,act will not result in any net cost to 
the ,united ,states ,government2 and    
7#b7 no funds1 including applicable     
surcharges1 are disbursed to any        
recipient designated in section #g until
 the total cost of designing and issuing
 all of the coins authorized by this    
,act 7including labor1 materials1 dies1 
use of machinery1 winning design        
compensation1 overhead expenses1        
marketing1 and shipping7 is recovered by
 the ,united ,states ,treasury1         
consistent with sections #eaab7m7 and   
#eacd7;f7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states 
,code4