# 119-hr-595: To amend the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to make certain technical corrections to facilitate the lawful trade and collecting of numismatic materials.

119-hr-595, To amend the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to make certain technical corrections to facilitate the lawful trade and collecting of numismatic materials., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-595
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to make certain technical corrections to facilitate the lawful trade and collecting of numismatic materials.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 15
- Policy area: Foreign Trade and International Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Separate, clearer rules for numismatic material to facilitate lawful trade.** This bill would amend the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act to redefine numismatic material to include coins, tokens, paper money, medals, and related objects and to treat those items under a distinct import restriction framework. It would require importers to submit one or more sworn declarations that the material was lawfully acquired and exported, is a type documented in numismatic reference works, and is not the product of illicit excavation. The bill would prohibit extra documentation unless a customs officer has probable cause to suspect the declarations are false.

## Cosponsors (15)

- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Owens, Burgess [R-UT-4] (R-UT), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2025-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smucker, Lloyd [R-PA-11] (R-PA), 2025-01-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2025-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-04-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-06-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] (R-OK), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malliotakis, Nicole [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-12-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4] (R-FL), 2026-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier import rules for coin collectors: benefit, low. This bill would define 'numismatic material' to include coins, tokens, paper money, medals, and related objects. It would treat numismatic items separately under cultural property import rules. Satisfactory evidence would need to show the item was acquired lawfully, is a known type, and is not the…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-595 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/595)

## Related
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- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-4382: America’s Olympic and Paralympic Games Commemorative Coins Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4382)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-595 (as of 2026-04-21).