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Introduced January 15, 2025 by John Garamendi · Last progress January 15, 2025
The bill increases public recognition of WWII home-front women and funds a related trust through a commemorative-coin program that can generate revenue, but it raises buyer prices, adds administrative burdens, may delay payments to beneficiaries, and still risks modest net costs or resource diversion if sales or surcharges fall short.
Women who worked on the WWII home front and the general public: the bill promotes national recognition and a more inclusive historical narrative (including women of color), increasing public awareness and education about wartime contributions.
Taxpayers and the federal budget: the coin program is structured to generate seigniorage and requires the Treasury to recoup minting and issuance costs before disbursing surcharges, reducing the risk of net cost to taxpayers.
Rosie the Riveter Trust and related nonprofits: designated coin surcharges provide a dedicated funding stream for park maintenance, repairs, and educational programs.
Taxpayers and the federal budget: production, promotion, oversight, and administrative costs associated with minting and surcharge management could be borne by taxpayers if surcharges or sales fall short, creating potential net costs.
Buyers, casual purchasers, and low-income individuals: per-coin surcharges plus limited mintage and availability (and restriction to proof/uncirculated qualities) raise out-of-pocket prices and reduce affordable access to the coins.
Intended beneficiaries and program users: surcharge payments to the named recipients are delayed until the Treasury fully recovers minting and issuance costs, postponing funds for park maintenance and educational programs.
Based on analysis of 8 sections of legislative text.
Authorizes commemorative gold, silver, and half‑dollar coins honoring WWII home front women and directs per‑coin surcharges to a trust for park maintenance and educational programs.
Authorizes the U.S. Mint to produce and sell commemorative gold, silver, and half‑dollar coins honoring American women who worked on the World War II home front (commonly represented by the image "Rosie the Riveter"). Sales include per‑coin surcharges that will be paid to a designated trust to support the National Park Service’s maintenance, repair, and educational/commemorative programs for the related historical park. Issuance is limited to a single one‑year program beginning January 1, 2028; the Mint must recover all production and marketing costs before any surcharges are disbursed, and coins are to be issued in proof and uncirculated qualities with designs developed in consultation with advisory bodies.