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H.R. 4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

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H.R. 4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-07-30 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-209.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-07-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-209. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Plain summary

Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 400,000 half-dollar clad coins in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Negro National League, a professional baseball league that was formed in response to African-American players being banned from baseball's major leagues. The design of the coins shall be emblematic of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and its mission to promote tolerance, diversity, and inclusion. Only during a one-year period beginning on January 1, 2022, may Treasury issue coins minted under this bill. All surcharges from sales of these coins shall be paid to the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum to fund educational and outreach programs and exhibits. Treasury shall develop and execute a marketing, advertising, promotional, and educational program to promote the collecting of these coins.

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Official text

Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] · 301 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: CBO’s Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 4104, The Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (2020-09-21); CBO cost estimate: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects of H.R. 4104, The Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act (2020-09-21)

Cosponsors on this site

Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Adam Smith (D-WA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Stacey E. Plaskett (D-VI), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Al Green (D-TX), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Josh Harder (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Ted Budd (R-NC), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Ro Khanna (D-CA) and 241 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong116-hr4104 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116