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H.R. 3330 110th Congress House

Coinage Materials Modernization Act of 2007

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2007 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Administrative procedureCoins and coinageDepartment of the TreasuryGovernment Operations and PoliticsLaw
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 5, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.
Aug 3, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1720)
Aug 2, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Aug 2, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 5, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coinage Materials Modernization Act of 2007 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weight and composition of the U.S. dollar, half dollar, quarter dollar, dime, five-cent, and one-cent coins. (Currently, the Secretary is authorized to prescribe the weight and the composition of copper and zinc in the alloy of the penny in specified circumstances.)

Removes restrictions on the weight of, and requirements concerning the metal in, the half dollar, quarter, dime, nickel, and penny.

Authorizes the Secretary to prescribe manufacturing tolerances for the nickel and penny.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1986 Coinage Materials Modernization Act of 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3330: Coinage Materials Modernization Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3330/
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"H.R. 3330: Coinage Materials Modernization Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3330/.
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H.R. 3330, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-3330/.
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