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HR 1245 102th Congress House

United States One Dollar Coin Act of 1991

Official title: To provide for the minting and circulation of one dollar coins, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 1, 1991 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 6, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 15, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Mar 5, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Banking, Finance + Urban Affrs.
Mar 5, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 6, 1991

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States One Dollar Coin Act of 1991 - Amends Federal currency law to prescribe the color and content of one-dollar coins. Mandates that the obverse side of the one dollar coin have a design recognizing America's veterans.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to cease regular production of one-dollar Federal Reserve notes by a specified date (except for such quantities as are required to meet collectors' needs).

Mandates that the seigniorage of the new one-dollar coins be used to offset the reverse seigniorage resulting from the destruction of Susan B. Anthony dollar coins in Government storage.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 9 Republican 1
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 21, 1991
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Oct 1, 1991
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Aug 1, 1991
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Aug 1, 1991
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Aug 1, 1991
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Jun 19, 1991
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 19, 1991
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jun 19, 1991
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 3, 1991
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jun 3, 1991
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· May 22, 1991
TAUZIN, W.
· May 22, 1991
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Apr 30, 1991
BALLENGER, CASS
· Apr 24, 1991
CRANE, PHILIP
· Apr 24, 1991
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 24, 1991
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 5, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1245: United States One Dollar Coin Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1245/
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