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HR 5977 112th Congress House

Collectible Coin Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Hobby Protection Act to make unlawful the provision of assistance or support in violation of that Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
Commerce Competition and antitrustCurrencyGames and hobbiesIntellectual property
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Jun 20, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 20, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 20, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Collectible Coin Protection Act - Amends the Hobby Protection Act to make it a violation of such Act for a person to provide substantial assistance or support to any manufacturer, importer, or seller if that person knows or consciously avoids knowing that such manufacturer, importer, or seller has engaged in any act or practice that violates requirements for plainly identifying imitation political items or imitation coins and other numismatic items. Provides that if such a violation also involves the unauthorized use of registered trademarks belonging to a collectibles certification service, the owner of such trademarks shall also have all rights provided under appropriate provisions of the Trademark Act of 1946.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 2
D
Sherman, Brad
California · Sep 20, 2012
Marchant, Kenny
· Sep 13, 2012
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Sep 11, 2012
Boustany, Charles
· Aug 2, 2012
BERMAN, HOWARD
· Aug 1, 2012
 R
Cassidy, Bill
Louisiana · Jul 19, 2012
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jul 12, 2012
UPTON, FRED
· Jun 20, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5977: Collectible Coin Protection Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5977/
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"H.R. 5977: Collectible Coin Protection Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5977/.
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H.R. 5977, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5977/.
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[H.R. 5977: Collectible Coin Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-5977/)
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