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HR 3097 114th Congress House

Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2015

Official title: To prohibit the payment of surcharges for commemorative coin programs to private organizations or entities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 16, 2015 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Commemorative events and holidaysCurrencyExecutive agency funding and structureUser charges and fees
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Jul 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 16, 2015
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 Latest action July 16, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2015

This bill 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.

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

Any excess surcharges must be transferred to the general fund of the Treasury for deficit reduction purposes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Republican 5
Brat, Dave
· Jul 16, 2015
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jul 16, 2015
Buck, Ken
· Jul 16, 2015
Chaffetz, Jason
· Jul 16, 2015
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 16, 2015
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jul 16, 2015
Labrador, Raul
· Jul 16, 2015
 R
Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Jul 16, 2015
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jul 16, 2015
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Jul 16, 2015
Sanford, Mark
· Jul 16, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3097: Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3097/
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"H.R. 3097: Commemorative Coins Reform Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3097/.
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H.R. 3097, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3097/.
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