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H.R. 1789 117th Congress House

Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021

Official title: To amend title 31, United States Code, to save Federal funds by authorizing changes to the composition of circulating coins, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2021 Introduced by: Mark E. Amodei Republican · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Mar 11, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 11, 2021
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 Latest action March 11, 2021

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021

This bill authorizes the United States Mint to modify the metallic composition of circulating coins (including by prescribing reasonable manufacturing tolerances with respect to those coins) if a study and analysis conducted by the Mint indicates that the modification will

  • reduce costs incurred by the taxpayers;
  • be seamless, which shall be determined by verifying that the coins will work interchangeably in most coin acceptors using electromagnetic signature technology; and
  • have as minimal an adverse impact as possible on the public and stakeholders.

The Mint must notify Congress before making the modification and provide a justification for the modification.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • S 672 Identical bill Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021
  • HR 2817 Reintroduced Bill Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2023
  • S 2799 Prime CUTS Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Gohmert, Louie
· Nov 18, 2021
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 11, 2021
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Mar 11, 2021
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 11, 2021
Stivers, Steve
· Mar 11, 2021
Taylor, Van
· Mar 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1789: Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1789/
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"H.R. 1789: Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1789/.
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H.R. 1789, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1789/.
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