H.R. 1787 (119th)Bill Overview

Roberto Clemente Commemorative Coin Act

Finance and Financial Sector|Finance and Financial Sector
Cosponsors
Support
Lean Democratic
Introduced
Mar 3, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
Law
Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

Requires the Treasury to mint commemorative Roberto Clemente coins (gold $5, silver $1, half-dollar clad) in 2027 with specified metal content and mintage limits. Designs must reflect his baseball career and human-rights activism, and be reviewed with the Clemente Foundation, family, and advisory bodies.

Why people may split

Liberals emphasize civic and representational value and program funding.

Watch point

Narrow, noncontroversial commemorative coin bills typically move easily in the House by suspension or voice vote.

Requires the Treasury to mint commemorative Roberto Clemente coins (gold $5, silver $1, half-dollar clad) in 2027 with specified metal content and mintage limits.

Designs must reflect his baseball career and human-rights activism, and be reviewed with the Clemente Foundation, family, and advisory bodies.

Sales include specified surcharges paid to the Roberto Clemente Foundation for its mission, with audit rules and a requirement that minting not cause net cost to the U.S. Treasury.

Passage25/100

Low policy friction and built-in safeguards increase chances, but limited annual commemorative slots and procedural steps introduce moderate uncertainty.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention28/100

Liberals emphasize civic and representational value and program funding.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Likely helpedLikely burdened

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Potential benefitProvides dedicated surcharge funding to the Roberto Clemente Foundation for education, youth sports, and disaster relie…
  • Potential benefitRecognizes Roberto Clemente’s legacy and raises public awareness of Latino heritage and human rights activism.
  • Potential benefitGenerates numismatic revenue that may cover Mint operating activity related to design and production.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenIf sales fall short, production and marketing costs could risk recovery and strain Treasury management.
  • Potential burdenSurcharge payments to a private foundation may prompt scrutiny over using commemorative proceeds for private entities.
  • Potential burdenLimiting issuance to 2027 and program caps could prevent or delay coin availability if other programs prevail.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberals emphasize civic and representational value and program funding.
Progressive95%

Likely views the bill positively as honoring a civil-rights advocate and humanitarian native of Puerto Rico.

Appreciates the surcharge directing funds to youth, education, disaster relief, and historic preservation, and the consultation with Clemente’s family and foundation.

Leans supportive
Centrist85%

Generally favorable but pragmatic: supports honoring Clemente while emphasizing fiscal safeguards.

Values the requirement that costs be recovered and that audits occur before fund disbursement.

Leans supportive
Conservative65%

Cautious but likely mildly supportive: recognizes Clemente’s legacy and limited fiscal exposure, yet wary of federal resources used for commemorative programs and potential politicized messaging.

Split reaction
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood25/100

Low policy friction and built-in safeguards increase chances, but limited annual commemorative slots and procedural steps introduce moderate uncertainty.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Availability of one of the annual commemorative program slots
  • Treasury administrative scheduling and prioritization
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

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06 · Go deeper

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Liberals emphasize civic and representational value and program funding.

Low policy friction and built-in safeguards increase chances, but limited annual commemorative slots and procedural steps introduce moderat…

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