S 1619 · 93th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

United States Mint Act

Introduced 1973-04-17· Sponsored by Sen. Sparkman, John J. [D-AL]· Senate

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Senate Committee on Banking. Housing and Urban Affairs.(1973-04-17)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] United States Mint Act - Title I: Bureau of the Mint - Establishes in the Department of the Treasury a Bureau of the Mint, the chief officer of which shall be the Director of the Mint who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury subject to the civil service and classification laws, to select appoint, employ, and fix the compensation of such other officers and employees, including superintendents, assayers, and engravers, as are necessary to carry out the functions of the Bureau of the Mint and to prescribe their responsibilities and duties. States that the different mints and assay offices shall be: (1) the United States Mint at Philadelphia; (2) the United States Mint at Denver; (3) the United States Mint at San Francisco; and (4) the United States Assay Office at New York. Provides that coins and medals may be manufactured and bullion and coinage metals may be processed and stored at United States mints and assay offices, except that coins shall not be manufactured at assay offices. Sets forth the general duties and functions of the Secretary of the Treasury. Title II: Coins, Coinage, and Bulli…

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