[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6942 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6942

 To amend section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for 
the return of the half-dime as the new 5-cent circulating coin, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 18, 2008

  Mr. Lucas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Financial Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, to provide for 
the return of the half-dime as the new 5-cent circulating coin, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``5-Cent Restoration Act of 2008''.

SEC. 2. RETURN OF THE HALF-DIME.

    (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 5112(a) of title 31, 
United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
            ``(5) a clad half-dime that is based on the size and shape 
        of the half-dime or 5-cent coin produced in the 1870s.''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply to coins issued after December 31, 2009.
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