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Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021

Introduced: March 10, 2021 Introduced by: Hassan, Margaret Wood Democratic · New Hampshire See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now March 10, 2021

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1789 Identical bill Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021
  • S 2799 Related bill Prime CUTS Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Mar 10, 2021
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Mar 10, 2021
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Mar 10, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 672: Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-672/
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"S. 672: Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-672/.
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