H.R. 5512 - Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008
Finance. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Zachary Space
- Summary:
- To reduce the costs of producing 1-cent and 5-cent coins, provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to perform research and development on new metallic content for circulating coins, and to require biennial reports to Congress on circulating coin production costs and possible alternative metallic content. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on May 8, 2008
House Vote: On Passage
PASSED by voice vote on May 9, 2008.
Other Votes:
Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008
H.R. 5512 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- To reduce the costs of producing 1-cent and 5-cent coins, provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to perform research and development on new metallic content for circulating coins, and to require biennial reports to Congress on circulating coin production costs and possible alternative metallic content. (by CRS)
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- Title
- To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins, and for other purposes.
- Other Titles
- Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008
- Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008
- To reduce the costs of producing 1-cent and 5-cent coins, provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to perform research and development on new metallic content for circulating coins, and to require biennial reports to Congress on circulating coin production costs and possible alternative metallic content.
- Sponsor
- Zachary Space
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Finance
- Administrative procedure
- Alloys
- Buy American
- Coins and coinage
- Department of the Treasury
- Executive departments
- Gold
- Government procurement
- Law
- Natural resources
- Public contracts
- Steel
- Trade
- Weights and measures
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/28/2008 Referred to Committee Passed House 5/09/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3096-3097) 5/09/2008 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 2/28/2008 2/28/2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. 2/28/2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 3/11/2008 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 5/06/2008 Mr. Gutierrez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 5/06/2008 Considered under suspension of the rules. 5/06/2008 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5512. 5/06/2008 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Carter objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. 5/09/2008 Considered as unfinished business. currently selected House Vote on Passage 5/09/2008 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3096-3097) 5/09/2008 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 5/12/2008 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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