[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 220 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 220

  To amend section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, to limit the 
 face value of coins that the Secretary of the Treasury may issue, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 14, 2013

   Mr. Walden (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Hudson, Mr. 
 Westmoreland, Mr. Holding, Mr. Chaffetz, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Fincher, Mr. 
  Campbell, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Jones, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. 
  Nunnelee, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, Mr. 
Latta, and Mr. Miller of Florida) 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 limit the 
 face value of coins that the Secretary of the Treasury may issue, 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 ``Stop the Coin Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON FACE VALUE OF COINS.

    Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (k)--
                    (A) by inserting ``having such nominal, or face, 
                values as the Secretary may determine but not in any 
                case exceeding $200'' after ``platinum coins''; and
                    (B) by striking ``denominations,''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
    ``(w) Limitation on Face Value.--The Secretary may not mint or 
issue any coin having a nominal, or face, value exceeding $200.''.
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