US SB1794 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on June 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-12 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Authorizes the Department of the Treasury to prescribe a different composition of materials in the half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime, or five-cent coin if such action reduces the overall cost of minting the coin and does not affect (1) the diameter and weight of the coin; or (2) the functionality of the coin, including the electromagnetic signature for accepting it.
Title
CENTS Act Currency Evolution Now To Save Act
Sponsors
Sen. Joni Ernst [R-IA] | Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2019-06-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1794/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1794/BILLS-116s1794is.pdf |