S 599
99th Congress
Senate
Finance and Financial Sector
Coins and coinage
Gold
Monetary policy
Money
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize one ounce, one-half ounce, one-fourth ounce, and one-tenth ounce gold coins.
Introduced: March 6, 1985
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 6, 1985
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Mar 6, 1985
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) mint one ounce, one-half ounce, one-fourth ounce, and one-tenth ounce gold coins; and (2) sell such coins to the public at a price equal to the value of the gold plus the minting and distribution costs.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1