S 1794 116th Congress Senate Finance and Financial Sector Currency Metals

CENTS Act

Introduced: June 12, 2019 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Jun 12, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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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 June 12, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1794: CENTS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1794/

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