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A bill to modernize United States circulating coin designs, of which one reverse will have a theme of the Bicentennial of the Constitution.

Introduced: October 8, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 1, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Sep 16, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Sep 16, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 14, 1988
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Sep 14, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 23, 1988
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 756.
Jun 23, 1988
Committee on Banking. Reported to Senate by Senator Proxmire with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 100-396.
May 24, 1988
Committee on Banking. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 22, 1988
Committee on Banking. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 100-627.
Oct 8, 1987
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Oct 8, 1987
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 3

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SAMDT 1,975 — To make certain technical corrections. Pending Apr 22, 1988
SAMDT 1,974 — To clarify the provisions relating to selectin of designs. Pending Apr 22, 1988
SAMDT 1,973 — To amend the provision relating to the obverse side of coins. Pending Apr 22, 1988
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Requires U.S. coins to be redesigned, at the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, over the next six years. Requires the reverse side of the first coin redesigned to commemorate the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution for a two-year period.

Requires that any profits from the sale of uncirculated and proof sets of U.S. coins be deposited in the Treasury and used solely to reduce the national debt.

What's happening now October 1, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 9, 1988
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 19, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1776: A bill to modernize United States circulating coin designs, of which one reverse will have a theme of the Bicentennial of the Constitution.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1776/
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"S. 1776: A bill to modernize United States circulating coin designs, of which one reverse will have a theme of the Bicentennial of the Constitution.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-S-1776/.
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