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S. 2036 112th Congress Senate

National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act

Official title: A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Introduced: June 11, 2012 Introduced by: Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Jan 26, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jan 26, 2012
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 Latest action January 26, 2012

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue not more than 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar coins in recognition of the National Baseball Hall of Fame during the one-year period beginning on January 1, 2015.

Directs the Secretary to hold a competition to design the common obverse of the coins, with such design being emblematic of the game of baseball. Requires the design on the common reverse side to depict a baseball similar to those used by Major League Baseball.

Requires all sales of such coins to include specified surcharges, which shall be paid by the Secretary to the National Baseball Hall of Fame to help finance its operations.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2036: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2036/
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"S. 2036: National Baseball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2036/.
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S. 2036, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-2036/.
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