US HB1787

Secretary of the Treasury required to mint commemorative coins honoring Roberto Clemente in 2027: up to 50,000 $5 gold coins, 400,000 $1 silver coins, and 750,000 half-dollar clad coins

Coin designs must be emblematic of Clemente's life, human rights activism, and baseball legacy, with at least one obverse bearing his image; designs selected in consultation with the Roberto Clemente Foundation and his living family members

Surcharges of $35 per $5 coin, $10 per $1 coin, and $5 per half-dollar coin will be paid to the Roberto Clemente Foundation for educational, youth sports, and disaster relief programs

Roberto Clemente (1934-1972) was the first Puerto Rican and Latino to win a World Series as a starter, be named league MVP, be named World Series MVP, and be elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame

Clemente died December 31, 1972, at age 38 in a plane crash while personally accompanying humanitarian aid to earthquake victims in Nicaragua after learning previous shipments had been diverted by corrupt officials