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Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012

Introduced: September 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Oct 23, 2012
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Sep 21, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sep 21, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012 - Prohibits surcharges generated by the sale of any numismatic item or commemorative coin program from being paid to a non-federal organization, except with respect to sales and production costs.

Requires that surcharges be used to recover all numismatic operation and program costs allocable to the program under which a numismatic item is produced and sold.

Requires the transfer of any excess surcharges to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction purposes.

What's happening now October 23, 2012

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3612 Identical bill Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 2
Campbell, John
· Nov 29, 2012
Franks, Trent
· Nov 29, 2012
Garrett, Scott
· Nov 29, 2012
Labrador, Raul
· Nov 29, 2012
PITTS, JOSEPH
· Nov 29, 2012
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Nov 29, 2012
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Nov 29, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6495: Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6495/
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"H.R. 6495: Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6495/.
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