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H.R.5512

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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.

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2/28/2008--Introduced.
Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 - Revises the discretionary authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weight and the composition of the alloy in the one-cent coin. Extends such authority to, and requires the Secretary to pres... moreSee Full Bill Text

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May 17, 2008 Steel cent proposal wins in House vote

That’s when the Us House of Representatives unanimously approved the “Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008,” HR 5512. ...

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May 16, 2008 Steel Cent Proposal Wins in House Vote

That's when the Us House of Representatives unanimously approved the "Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008," HR 5512. ...

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May 08, 2008 House passes bill to make coin-making cheaper

___ The House bill is HR 5512. ___ US Mint: http://www.usmint.gov House Committee on Financial Services: http://financialservices.house.gov.

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July 09, 2008 Two Letters Re: Amassing Copper Pennies--By the Ton!

The bill, HR 5512, was authored by Congressman Zack Space, of Ohio. Space's bill has already passed in in the House, and will most likely pass in the Senate and be enacted, but there are no guarantees. At this juncture, I should repeat ...

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June 19, 2008 Wooden Nickels and Steel Pennies

The United States House Of Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels. The rationale is that, ...

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June 19, 2008 [FND] 06/19 -- Drooling home-schooling ruling; Postmortem on the ...

Representatives has already passed a bill, HR 5512, authorizing the Treasury Department to substitute steel for the nickel and copper now used in American pennies and nickels." (06/18/08). http://mises.org/story/3011 ...

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