CENTS Act

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 116th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

R ErnstSponsor

1 cosponsor · 1 D

D Carper

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

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…

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jun 12, 2019

Currency Evolution Now To Save Act or the CENTS Act

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: CENTS Act

Also known as: Currency Evolution Now To Save Act

Latest action (Jun 12, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jun 12, 2019

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.