HR 6912 · 93th Congress · Gold

A bill to amend the Par Value Modification Act, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1973-04-12· Sponsored by Rep. Gonzalez, Henry B. [D-TX-20]· House

Bill Progress

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Latest: Public law 93-110.(1973-09-21)

Recorded Votes

PassedSenate · 1973-09-07
Yea 69Nay 15
PassedSenate · 1973-09-07
Yea 69Nay 15
PassedHouse · 1973-09-06
Yea 322Nay 59
PassedHouse · 1973-09-06
Yea 322Nay 59
PassedHouse · 1973-05-29
Yea 281Nay 36
PassedHouse · 1973-05-29
Yea 281Nay 36

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to take steps necessary to establish a new par value of the dollar of $1 equals 0.828948 Special Drawing Right or, the equivalent in terms of gold, of forty-two and two-ninths dollars per fine troy ounce of gold. Provides for the repeal of those provisions in the Gold Reserve Act relating to the title and acquisition of gold. States that no provision of any law in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and no rule, regulation, or order under authority of any such law, may be construed to prohibit any person from purchasing, holding, selling, or otherwise dealing with gold. States that this Act shall take effect when the President finds and reports to the Congress that international monetary reform shall have proceeded to the point where elimination of regulations on private ownership of gold will not adversely affect the United States' international monetary position.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (11)

6 Democrats5 Republicans