S 1794
116th Congress
Senate
Finance and Financial Sector
Currency
Metals
CENTS Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 12, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jun 12, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Currency Evolution Now To Save Act or the CENTS Act
This bill authorizes the Department of the Treasury to prescribe a different composition of materials in the half-dollar, quarter-dollar, dime, or five-cent coin if such action reduces the overall cost of minting the coin and does not affect (1) the diameter and weight of the coin; or (2) the functionality of the coin, including the electromagnetic signature for accepting it.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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