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S 3612 112th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Commemorative events and holidays Currency Executive agency funding and structure User charges and fees

Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012

Introduced: September 21, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Sep 21, 2012
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Sep 21, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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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 September 21, 2012

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6495 Identical bill Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 4
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Sep 21, 2012
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Sep 21, 2012
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Sep 21, 2012
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Sep 21, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3612: Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3612/
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"S. 3612: Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3612/.
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