119th Congress
H.R. 1278
Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Mark E. Amodei(R-NV)
- Introduced
- Feb 13, 2025
- Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Committees
- House Committee on Financial Services; House Committee on Rules; House Committee on the Budget
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (2)
- Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
Added later (1)
- James R. Baird (R-IN) · Mar 4, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2025
This bill authorizes the United States Mint to modify the metallic composition of circulating coins (including by prescribing reasonable manufacturing tolerances with respect to those coins) if a study and analysis conducted by the Mint indicates that the modification will
• reduce costs incurred by the taxpayers;
• be seamless, which means that the coins must have the same weight and diameter as current coins and that the coins work interchangeably in most coin acceptors using electromagnetic signature technology; and
• have as minimal an adverse impact as possible on the public and stakeholders.
The Mint must notify Congress before making the modification and provide a justification for the modification. Congress may disapprove of any proposed modification through a joint resolution.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 13, 2025 · House
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. - Feb 13, 2025
Introduced in House