US Congress House Bill 7995 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: Engrossed on December 3 2020 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-03 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Pending: Senate Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

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 shall be determined by verifying that the coins will 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.

Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2020

Rep. Mark Amodei [R-NV]	Rep. Josh Gottheimer [D-NJ]	Rep. Troy Balderson [R-OH]	Rep. Mark Green [R-TN]
Rep. Nicholas Taylor [R-TX]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]

2020-12-02 - House - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended (Y: 343 N: 41 NV: 0 Abs: 45) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-03	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2020-12-02	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2020-12-02	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 343 - 41 (Roll no. 228). (text: CR H6037)
2020-12-02	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6039-6040)
2020-12-02	House	At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
2020-12-02	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7995.
2020-12-02	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6037-6039)
2020-12-02	House	Mr. Clay moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2020-08-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
2020-08-11	House	Introduced in House

SB4663 (Same As) 2020-09-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7995/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7995/BILLS-116hr7995ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7995/BILLS-116hr7995eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2020228