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H.R. 2593 112th Congress House

Wasteful Presidential Coin Act of 2011

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to terminate the Presidential $1 Coin Program, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 22, 2012 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector CurrencyPresidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
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Aug 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Jul 19, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 19, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 22, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Wasteful Presidential Coin Act of 2011 - Terminates the program for redesign and issuance of circulating $1 coins honoring each of the Presidents of the United States (Presidential $1 Coin Program).

Prohibits the minting or issuance of any $1 coin during any period in which the number of $1 coins issued, but not in circulation, is more than 10% of the number in circulation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1385 A bill to terminate the $1 presidential coin program.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 22, 2012
HOLDEN, TIM
· Sep 9, 2011
Polis, Jared
· Jul 19, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2593: Wasteful Presidential Coin Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2593/
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"H.R. 2593: Wasteful Presidential Coin Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2593/.
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