Skip to main content
H.R. 4971 107th Congress House

Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins.

Introduced: June 20, 2002 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative procedureCoins and coinageCongressCongressional reporting requirements
More subjectsShow fewer subjects
Department of the TreasuryGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernmental investigationsLawPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSilver
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 5, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.
Jun 21, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3778)
Jun 20, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jun 20, 2002
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action July 5, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Technology and Economic Growth.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to obtain silver from other available sources when the U.S. silver stockpile is depleted. Prohibits the Secretary from paying more than the average world price for silver under any circumstances.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 2594 Identical bill Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jun 20, 2002
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4971: Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4971/
MLA
"H.R. 4971: Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4971/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 4971, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4971/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 4971: Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4971/)
Report a problem