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HR 2778 112th Congress House Finance and Financial Sector Currency Federal-Indian relations Presidential administrations

Dollars and Sense Act of 2011

Introduced: August 1, 2011 Introduced by: Smith, Adam Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.
Aug 1, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Aug 1, 2011
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Dollars and Sense Act of 2011 - Repeals the requirement that the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) and the Secretary of the Treasury ensure that, during an introductory period, all institutions that want unmixed supplies of each newly-issued coin design minted under the Presidential $1 Coin and First Spouse Bullion Coin Programs are able to obtain such unmixed supplies.

Reduces, from four to two, the number of presidents honored each year.

Postpones the Native American $1 coin series until the termination of the Presidential $1 Coin Program.

Limits the aggregate number of presidential coins issued for circulation for any year to the number of $1 coins sold only as numismatic items during the previous calendar year.

Limits the availability of the Circulating $1 Coin Direct Ship Program to persons purchasing coins for collection purposes.

Expresses the sense of Congress that: (1) the Federal Reserve Board should address the backlog of $1 coins in its vaults by making them as publicly accessible as possible for circulation purposes, and (2) the U.S. Mint should continue producing Sacagawea coins for circulation purposes upon completion of the Presidential $1 Coin Program.

What's happening now August 22, 2011

Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology.

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