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HR. 1278 · 119th Congress

Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2025

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Introduced: 2/13/2025
Status: 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.
Bill ID: 119hr1278
Latest action: 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.

Summary

Introduced in House

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.

Source: BILLSUM · Summary date: 2/13/2025

District impact notes

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3/20/2026

The Coin Metal Modification Authorization and Cost Savings Act of 2025 allows the U.S. Mint to change the metal composition of circulating coins if it reduces costs for taxpayers. • Changes in coin composition could potentially affect local businesses that rely on coin transactions. • The bill may influence how local financial institutions manage coin supplies and their acceptance of new coins. • There could be questions about how well the new coins will work with existing coin acceptors and whether the public will accept these changes. AI-generated from official bill summary and plain-English note; verify with official text.

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