PRECIOUS METALS

Articles and editorials

Penny Foolish, E1979 [2NO]

Bills and resolutions

Coins: alter metallic composition of 1-cent coin and require prompt review and report of recommendations for cost-saving changes in metallic content of other circulating coins (see H.R. 3693), H9431 [15DE]

———alter metallic composition of 5-cent coin and require prompt review and report of recommendations for cost-saving changes in metallic content of other circulating coins (see H.R. 3694), H9431 [15DE]

Federal employees: establish a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Plan (see H.R. 1201), H1984 [17MR]

Gold: provide for an audit of all gold owned by the U.S. (see H.R. 1495), H2603 [12AP]

Medal of Honor: provide for use of gold in metal content (see H.R. 1170), H1983 [17MR]

Mining and mineral resources: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (see H.R. 1388), H2409 [6AP]

Money: provide for the economic production of various U.S. coins (see S. 1624), S5945 [23SE]

———repeal legal tender laws, prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and repeal superfluous sections related to coinage (see H.R. 1098), H1841 [15MR]

———treat gold and silver coins used as legal tender in the same manner as U.S. currency (see S. 1287), S4156 [28JN]

Strategic materials: establish the Rare Earth Policy Task Force and direct the Dept. of the Interior to develop a plan to ensure the long-term supply of rare earth materials (see H.R. 2184), H4276 [15JN]

Taxation: treat income earned by mutual funds from exchange-traded funds holding precious metal bullion as qualifying income (see S. 107), S125 [25JA]

Remarks in House

Dept. of Defense: submit report on feasibility of recycling rare earth elements, H3705 [26MY]

Federal employees: establish a precious metals investment option in the Thrift Savings Plan (H.R. 1201), E519 [17MR]

Mining and mineral resources: reestablish competitive production industries, processing, refining, purification, metals production and alloying, and magnet production relative to domestic rare earths (H.R. 1388), E645 [6AP]

Money: provide for the economic production of various U.S. coins, E1979 [2NO]

———repeal legal tender laws, prohibit taxation on certain coins and bullion, and repeal superfluous sections related to coinage (H.R. 1098), E483 [15MR]

Strategic materials: establish the Rare Earth Policy Task Force and direct the Dept. of the Interior to develop a plan to ensure the long-term supply of rare earth materials (H.R. 2184), E1099 [15JN]