3.0.0 1719 2023-01-11T13:23:17Z 2023-01-11T13:23:17Z House H HR 2013-04-24 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. STIVERS:H.R. 1719.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8--``To coin Money, regulate the Valuethereof, and of foreign Coin, and fix the Standard of Weightsand Measures''[Page H2299]]]> hsba00 Financial Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2013-04-24T14:02:05Z 2013-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsba00 Financial Services Committee 2013-04-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-04-24 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-13] TIM RYAN D OH 13 2013-04-24 True T000462 Rep. Tiberi, Patrick J. [R-OH-12] PATRICK TIBERI R OH J. 12 2013-04-24 True Finance and Financial Sector Buy American requirements Currency Metals Public contracts and procurement Finance and Financial Sector 00 2013-04-24 Introduced in House 2013-06-20T16:37:19Z Cents and Sensibility Act - Requires that the one-cent, five-cent, dime, and quarter-dollar coins be: (1) produced primarily of steel, and (2) treated to impart a color so that its appearance is similar to coins produced before enactment of this Act.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, in minting such 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) an adequate supply of the appropriate grade of steel is not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities.

Prohibits the Secretary, in setting specifications for such coin, from: (1) requiring more than one change to coin-accepting and coin-handling equipment to accommodate all coins produced pursuant to this Act; (2) facilitating or allowing the use of a coin with a lesser value produced by another country, or the use of any token or other easily or regularly produced metal device of minimal value, in the place of a circulating coin produced by the Secretary; or (3) requiring non-trivial changes to coin-accepting or coin-handling equipment to easily accommodate continued co-circulation of both coins produced with the new specifications and coins produced on or before a specified date.

]]> 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 one-cent, five-cent, dime, and quarter dollar coins, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Cents and Sensibility Act Introduced in House 2013-04-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr1719ih/xml/BILLS-113hr1719ih.xml 2013-04-24 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 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.