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S 768 113th Congress Senate

Sound Money Promotion Act

Official title: A bill to treat gold and silver coins used as legal tender in the same manner as United States currency for taxation purposes.

Introduced: April 18, 2013 Introduced by: Lee, Mike Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
Taxation Capital gains taxCurrencyIncome tax exclusionMetals
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This bill died when the 113th Congress ended
It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
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Apr 18, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 18, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 18, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sound Money Promotion Act - Exempts gold and silver coins declared to be legal tender by the federal government or any state government from taxation.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Apr 18, 2013
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Apr 18, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 768: Sound Money Promotion Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-768/
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"S. 768: Sound Money Promotion Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-768/.
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S. 768, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-768/.
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