Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act
Sponsored By: Senator Charles Schumer
Introduced
Summary
Commemorative coins honoring Roberto Clemente would be minted in three denominations to celebrate his baseball career and human rights work. The Treasury would issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins in 2027 with required inscriptions and at least one obverse bearing his image. Designs would be selected after consultation with the Roberto Clemente Foundation, his family, the Commission of Fine Arts, and review by the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee. Coins would sell for face value plus production costs and surcharges of $35 for each $5 coin, $10 for each $1 coin, and $5 for each half-dollar, with surcharges paid to the Roberto Clemente Foundation to support education, youth sports, disaster relief, and historic preservation. The Secretary must ensure no net cost to the U.S. Government and hold disbursements until all design and issuance costs are recovered. *The bill would be structured to ensure no net cost to the federal government.*
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Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
New Roberto Clemente coin designs
If enacted, the Treasury could mint three Roberto Clemente commemorative coins: up to 50,000 $5 gold, 400,000 $1 silver, and 750,000 half‑dollar coins. The coins would meet specific weight and metal rules and must include "Roberto Clemente", the coin value, and the year "2027". Designs must honor his baseball stardom and human rights work and at least one obverse must show his image. The Secretary would select designs after consulting the Roberto Clemente Foundation, Clemente's living family members, and art committees. The coins would be sold only in proof and uncirculated qualities during 2027.
Coin prices, surcharges, and payments
If enacted, each coin's price would equal face value plus a surcharge and the Mint's issuance costs. Surcharges would be $35 for each $5 coin, $10 for each $1 coin, and $5 for each half‑dollar coin. The surcharge money would go to the Roberto Clemente Foundation for education, youth sports, disaster relief, and historic preservation. The Foundation would be subject to federal audit rules for those funds. The Treasury must recover all design and issuance costs before disbursing any surcharge money. The Secretary may not apply a surcharge in a year when doing so would push commemorative programs past the two-program annual limit.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Charles Schumer
NY • D
Cosponsors
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 3/6/2025
Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
HI • D
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 4/8/2025
Angus King
ME • I
Sponsored 1/27/2026
Kevin Cramer
ND • R
Sponsored 1/27/2026
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