HR 217 · 99th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

A bill to amend section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, to return to the 95 percent copper penny, and for other purposes.

Introduced 1985-01-03· Sponsored by Rep. Rudd, Eldon D. [R-AZ-4]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.(1985-02-11)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Requires the penny to be an alloy of 95 percent copper and five percent zinc. Repeals the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe a different weight and composition of such alloy. Requires the copper to be mined, smelted, and refined within the United States.…

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Cosponsors (15)

4 Democrats11 Republicans
Rep. McCain, John [R-AZ-1]AZ
Rep. Stump, Bob [R-AZ-3]AZ
Rep. Horton, Frank J. [R-NY-29]NY
Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-5]AZ
Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-30]CA
Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3]NM
Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11]MI
Rep. Reid, Harry [D-NV-1]NV
Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3]UT
Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2]AZ
Rep. Hansen, James V. [R-UT-1]UT
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Skeen, Joe [R-NM-2]NM
Rep. Monson, David S. [R-UT-2]UT
Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2]TN