3.0.0 3693 2022-03-01T06:43:08Z 2022-03-01T06:43:08Z House H HR 2011-12-15 112 [Pages H9431-H9432]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STIVERS:H.R. 3693.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H9432]]Article 1, Section 8--``To coin Money, regulate the Valuethereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weightsand Measures'']]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee Hearings by 2012-11-29T21:51:35Z Referred to 2012-01-12T20:02:05Z Referred to 2011-12-15T15:01:45Z STEEL Nickel Act 112 3694 HR 2012-11-29 Subcommittee Hearings Held. Related bill CRS 2012-11-29 hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2012-04-17 hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held. Committee 2012-01-12 hsba19 Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy and Technology. Committee 2011-12-15 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2011-12-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2011-12-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 N R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2011-12-15 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2011-12-15 True Finance and Financial Sector Buy American requirements Congressional oversight Currency Metals Public contracts and procurement Finance and Financial Sector 00 2011-12-15 Introduced in House 2012-03-13T22:17:55Z Cents and Sensibility Act - Revises the discretionary authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weight and the composition of the alloy of the one-cent coin.

Requires that the one-cent coin be: (1) produced primarily of steel, and (2) treated to impart a copper color to its appearance so that the appearance is similar to one-cent coins produced of a copper-zinc alloy.

Instructs the Secretary, in minting 1-cent coins, to use only steel produced in the United States unless: (1) the Secretary determines doing so would be inconsistent with the public interest, or (2) steel is not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities.

Directs the Secretary to submit to certain congressional committees the initial report concerning production costs and technologies required by the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010.

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Cents and Sensibility Act Short Titles as Introduced Cents and Sensibility Act Display Title Cents and Sensibility Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 31, United States Code, to save the American taxpayers money by immediately altering the metallic composition of the 1-cent coin, to require a prompt review and report, with recommendations, for cost-saving changes in the metallic content of other circulating United States coins, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2011-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112hr3693ih/xml/BILLS-112hr3693ih.xml 2012-11-29 Subcommittee Hearings Held. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.