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H.R.5512 - Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008
To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins, and for other purposes. view all titles (4)
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- Short: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 as introduced.
- Official: To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weights and the compositions of circulating coins, and for other purposes. as introduced.
- Official: 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. as amended by house.
- Short: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 as passed house.
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Citing copper and zinc costs, House votes for return of steel ...
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2009 is the new 1943: Welcome Back, Steel Penny
On Friday, May 9th, the US House of Representatives passed HR 5512, which gives the US Mint 270 days to change the base metal of the US one cent and five cent pieces to more affordable metals. The current bill actually calls for ...
inflation: another sign...
the dime costs a little over 4 cents to make, while the quarter costs almost 10 cents. the dollar coin, meanwhile, costs about 16 cents to make, according to the mint. the house bill is hr 5512. what's next? plastic coins?
Cents-less
The House unanimously passed HR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act, on Thursday. (I had two friends--one liberal, one conservative--who said that if they agreed on something, they must be right. ...
HR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 ...
House bill âHR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008â would seek to change those manufacturing costs by using copper-colored steal, which could cut the cost of making pennies down to about 0.7 cents each. ...
[elongatedcoin] Digest Number 3069
It looks like a steel cent has moved closer to reality and a steel nickel is a definite maybe after the House of Representatives passed HR 5512 yesterday. http://www.numismaster.com/ta/inside_numis.jsp?page=3DBlogEntry&BlogEntryId= ...
Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
5) H.R. 5512 - Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 (Rep. Space â Financial Services). Postponed Vote on Flake Motion to Instruct Conferees on H.R. 2419 - Food and Energy Security Act. Postponed Vote on Cantor Motion to ...
Congress Acts to Change Money and Save Millions Each Year ...
The bill is H.R. 5512 and it is sponsored by Rep. Zach Space, D-Ohio, along with two co-sponsors Rep. Barney Frank D-MA and Rep. Louis Gutierrez D-Illinois. There is a separate bill in the Senate which is still in progress. ...
Legislation to change penny and nickel material passes House
HR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008, passed the house yesterday. In addition to changing the composition of penny to a copper-painted steel and the nickel of nickel-coated steel, the Act also repeals current ...
Steel yourself for new cent
It looks like a steel cent has moved closer to reality and a steel nickel is a definite maybe after the House of Representatives passed HR 5512 yesterday. Passage came after it was caught up in two days of political infighting on ...
Congressional Authorized Crash
With todayâs House of Representatives passage of HR 5512, a so called money reform bill, we have authorized congress to say yeah to the fact that they are further devaluing the already falling dollar. By introducing steel to the already ...
Legislation to change penny and nickel material passes House
HR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008, passed the house yesterday. In addition to changing the composition of penny to a copper-painted steel and the nickel of nickel-coated steel, the Act also repeals current ...
House passes bill to make coin-making cheaper (AP)
The dime outlay a slender done CASK cents to build, while the ward expenditure mock 10 cents. The dollar banknotes, meanwhile, expenditure in re 16 cents to constitute, according to the Mint.___The Home price is HR 5512.___U. ...
Congressional Authorized Crash
With todayâs House of Representatives passage of HR 5512, a so called money reform bill, we have authorized congress to say yeah to the fact that they are further devaluing the already falling dollar. By introducing steel to the already ...
Roskam Fiddles with Pennies as War Bankrupts Country
Peter Roskam was proud today to trumpet his crowning legislative achievement, the pinnacle of his career in Washington, the passage of HR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008. Now, as Peter candidly relates on ...
House Passes Bill For Steel Cent and Nickel
House bill âHR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008â would seek to change those manufacturing costs by using copper-colored steal, which could cut the cost of making pennies down to about 0.7 cents each. ...
Steel yourself for new cent
It looks like a steel cent has moved closer to reality and a steel nickel is a definite maybe after the House of Representatives passed HR 5512 yesterday. Passage came after it was caught up in two days of political infighting on ...
Citing copper and zinc costs, House votes for return of steel penny
Notes By Simon Heapes:. Rome did the same thing, I can physically show you a Denarius thats the size of a. 5c piece with 80% silver content from about 100AD and a Denarius the size of a 50c. piece with no silver in it made from ...
Congress looking at steel pennies and nickels
The dime costs a little over 4 cents to make, while the quarter costs almost 10 cents. The dollar coin, meanwhile, costs about 16 cents to make, according to the Mint. ___ The House bill is HR 5512. ___ US Mint: http://www.usmint.gov ...
House passes bill to make coin-making cheaper (AP)
WASHINGTON - The Habitat voted in the vicinity of cheaper interchange Thursday, the humanitarian that would generate pennies additional nickels price spare than they valuation to practise prep added to keep back the sovereign state $100 ...
5/8/2008
5) hr 5512 - coin modernization and taxpayer savings act of 2008 (rep. space â financial services) postponed vote on flake motion to instruct conferees on hr 2419 - food and energy security act postponed vote on cantor motion to ...
Thur 05.08.2008
A new House bill entitled "HR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008" would seek to change that and it was that bill, which was in debate. The proposed legislation would give the Treasury Secretary the power to ...
Steel Cents Debated in House, No Decision Yet
A new House bill entitled "HR 5512, the Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008" would seek to change that and it was that bill, which was in debate. The proposed legislation would give the Treasury Secretary the power to ...
Return of the "Bad Penny"
On March 16 I created a post on this blog describing a bill introduced in the House of Representatives (HR 5512) that would further debase the slugs we use for coins; in particular a proposal to replace the junk zinc cent with a junkier ...
GoErie.com: How much does a penny cost? More than it's worth
The dollar coin, meanwhile, costs about 16 cents to make, according to the Mint. -- -- -- The House bill is H.R. 5512. -- -- -- U.S. Mint: www.usmint.gov. House Committee on Financial Services: http://financialservices.house.gov ...
5/6/2008
5) hr 5512 - coin modernization and taxpayer savings act of 2008 (rep. space â financial services) 6) hr 5614 - original saint-gaudens double eagle ultra-high relief bullion coin act (rep. castle â financial services) ...
Office of the House Democratic Majority Leader Steny Hoyer
5) H.R. 5512 - Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 (Rep. Space â Financial Services). 6) H.R. 5614 - Original Saint-Gaudens Double Eagle Ultra-High Relief Bullion Coin Act (Rep. Castle â Financial Services) ...
legislative update
hr 5512- removes many of the current standards for coin production and lets the treasury secretary do whatever he wants to them. also authorizes the use of steel in pennies if they are painted a copper colour. ...
Ron Paul: The Double Trouble of Taxation
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Excerpts From Ron Paul Interview on Housing Bailout
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