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S. 844 102nd Congress Senate

United States One Dollar Coin Act of 1991

Official title: A bill to provide for the minting and circulation of one dollar coins.

Introduced: July 29, 1991 See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 1991
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Apr 17, 1991
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 17, 1991

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

United States One-Dollar Coin Act of 1991 - Amends Federal currency law to prescribe the color and features (including features to aid the visually handicapped) of one-dollar coins. Mandates that the obverse side of the one-dollar coin have a design recognizing the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus.

Requires such coins to be placed in circulation within 18 months of enactment of this Act.

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 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jul 29, 1991
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 844: United States One Dollar Coin Act of 1991. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-S-844/
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