Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act authorizes a commemorative coin program honoring Roberto Clemente's baseball career and humanitarian work. The Secretary of the Treasury must select designs emblematic of Clemente's life, including at least one obverse image and inscriptions, after consulting the Roberto Clemente Foundation, Clemente family members, the Commission of Fine Arts, and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. Coins are issued in 2027 with surcharges of $35 for gold coins, $10 for silver dollars, and $5 for half dollars. After Treasury recovers its costs and required safeguards are met, surcharges go to the Roberto Clemente Foundation for education, youth sports, disaster relief, humanitarian work, and historic preservation.
Who Benefits and How
The Roberto Clemente Foundation benefits from surcharge revenue if the coin program sells enough coins after Treasury cost recovery. Youth sports and education programs benefit because Foundation use of surcharges is tied to those missions. Coin collectors benefit from a 2027 commemorative program with gold, silver, and half-dollar options. Roberto Clemente's family and legacy organizations benefit from a formal design consultation role.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The United States Mint must design, mint, market, and account for the commemorative coins. The Treasury Department must recover all production and administrative costs before distributing surcharges. Commemorative coin purchasers pay the surcharges that finance the Foundation transfer. The Roberto Clemente Foundation must satisfy audit and expenditure controls before receiving surcharge payments.
Key Provisions
- Authorizes 2027 commemorative coins honoring Roberto Clemente.
- Requires design consultation with the Roberto Clemente Foundation, family members, and federal coin advisory bodies.
- Sets surcharges of $35 for gold coins, $10 for silver dollars, and $5 for half dollars.
- Transfers surcharge proceeds to the Roberto Clemente Foundation only after Treasury recovers costs.
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires 2027 Roberto Clemente commemorative coins, directs design consultation with the Roberto Clemente Foundation and federal coin advisory bodies, and sends surcharges to the Foundation after Treasury recovers production costs.
Key Policy Areas
Commemorative Coins, Treasury, Philanthropy
Primary Purpose
Requires 2027 Roberto Clemente commemorative coins, directs design consultation with the Roberto Clemente Foundation and federal coin advisory bodies, and sends surcharges to the Foundation after Treasury recovers production costs.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
- Roberto Clemente Foundation
- Youth sports programs
- Coin collectors
- Roberto Clemente family members
Identified Costs
- United States Mint
- Treasury Department
- Commemorative coin purchasers
- Roberto Clemente Foundation compliance staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Espaillat (for himself and Mr. Meuser) introduced the following …
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Introduced in House
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