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HR 6162 - 111

Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-302.

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Summary

49 Public Law Dec 15, 2010

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 29, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report biennially to specified congressional committees on production costs for each circulating coin, cost trends, and possible new metallic materials or technologies for the production of circulating coins. Requires detailed recommendations in such reports for: (1) changes to the metallic content of circulating coins; (2) changes in coin production methodology that would further reduce the costs of production; and (3) legislative changes necessary to achieve such goals. Prohibits the Secretary from including any recommendation for specifications: (1) for producing a circulating coin that would require significant change to coin-accepting and coin-handling equipment to accommodate changes to all circulating coins simultaneously; or (2) that would facilitate or allow the use of a coin with a lesser value produced, minted, or issued by another country, or the use of any token or other easily or regularly produced metal device of minimal value, in the place of a circulating coin produced by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to complete the first biennial report and to develop and evaluate the use of new metallic materials for circulating coin production, to: (1) conduct any appropriate testing of appropriate coinage metallic materials; and (2) work with federal and nonfederal entities, including independent research facilities or suppliers of the metallic material used in volume production of circulating coins.

82 Passed Senate without amendment Dec 14, 2010

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 29, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report biennially to specified congressional committees on production costs for each circulating coin, cost trends, and possible new metallic materials or technologies for the production of circulating coins. Requires detailed recommendations in such reports for: (1) changes to the metallic content of circulating coins; (2) changes in coin production methodology that would further reduce the costs of production; and (3) legislative changes necessary to achieve such goals. Prohibits the Secretary from including any recommendation for specifications: (1) for producing a circulating coin that would require significant change to coin-accepting and coin-handling equipment to accommodate changes to all circulating coins simultaneously; or (2) that would facilitate or allow the use of a coin with a lesser value produced, minted, or issued by another country, or the use of any token or other easily or regularly produced metal device of minimal value, in the place of a circulating coin produced by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to complete the first biennial report and to develop and evaluate the use of new metallic materials for circulating coin production, to: (1) conduct any appropriate testing of appropriate coinage metallic materials; and (2) work with federal and nonfederal entities, including independent research facilities or suppliers of the metallic material used in volume production of circulating coins.

36 Passed House amended Dec 14, 2010

Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report biennially to specified congressional committees on production costs for each circulating coin, cost trends, and possible new metallic materials or technologies for the production of circulating coins. Requires detailed recommendations in such reports for: (1) changes to the metallic content of circulating coins; (2) changes in coin production methodology that would further reduce the costs of production; and (3) legislative changes necessary to achieve such goals. Prohibits the Secretary from including any recommendation for specifications: (1) for producing a circulating coin that would require significant change to coin-accepting and coin-handling equipment to accommodate changes to all circulating coins simultaneously; or (2) that would facilitate or allow the use of a coin with a lesser value produced, minted, or issued by another country, or the use of any token or other easily or regularly produced metal device of minimal value, in the place of a circulating coin produced by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to complete the first biennial report and to develop and evaluate the use of new metallic materials for circulating coin production, to: (1) conduct any appropriate testing of appropriate coinage metallic materials; and (2) work with federal and nonfederal entities, including independent research facilities or suppliers of the metallic material used in volume production of circulating coins.

00 Introduced in House Sep 29, 2010

Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report biennially to specified congressional committees on production costs for each circulating coin, cost trends, and possible new metallic materials or technologies for the production of circulating coins. Requires detailed recommendations in such reports for: (1) changes to the metallic content of circulating coins; (2) changes in coin production methodology that would further reduce the costs of production; and (3) legislative changes necessary to achieve such goals. Prohibits the Secretary from including any recommendation for specifications: (1) for producing a circulating coin that would require significant change to coin-accepting and coin-handling equipment to accommodate changes to all circulating coins simultaneously; or (2) that would facilitate or allow the use of a coin with a lesser value produced, minted, or issued by another country, or the use of any token or other easily or regularly produced metal device of minimal value, in the place of a circulating coin produced by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to complete the first biennial report and to develop, evaluate, or begin the use of new metallic materials for circulating coin production, to: (1) conduct any appropriate testing of appropriate coinage metallic materials; and (2) work with federal and nonfederal entities, including independent research facilities or suppliers of the metallic material used in volume production of circulating coins.

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Dec 14, 2010

Signed by President.

Dec 14, 2010

Signed by President.

Dec 14, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-302.

Dec 14, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-302.

Dec 3, 2010

Presented to President.

Dec 3, 2010

Presented to President.

Dec 1, 2010

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Nov 30, 2010

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8292)

Nov 30, 2010

Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8292)

Nov 30, 2010

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 30, 2010

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Nov 30, 2010

Cleared for White House.

Sep 29, 2010

Mr. Watt asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Sep 29, 2010

Committee on Financial Services discharged.

Sep 29, 2010

Committee on Financial Services discharged.

Sep 29, 2010

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7312-7313; text of measure as introduced: CR H7312)

Sep 29, 2010

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

Sep 29, 2010

On passage Passed without objection.

Sep 29, 2010

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 29, 2010

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Sep 22, 2010

Introduced in House

Sep 22, 2010

Introduced in House

Sep 22, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Amendments

111/hamdt/782 Sep 29, 2010

Amendment inserts a complete new text.

On agreeing to the Watt amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

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