118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1228Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2023

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

Finance and financial sector
Introduced Apr 20, 2023
Last action Apr 20, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 20, 2023
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Referred
Apr 20, 2023
Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
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Committee
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Senate
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

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 means that the coins must have the same weight and diameter as current coins and that the coins 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 mo...

Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
Timeline · 2 actions
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Apr 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.