H.R. 6162: Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010

111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-22 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-302.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · what a sponsor is
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Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-302. (final step reached)
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Official title

Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on September 29, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to report biennially to specified congressional committees on production costs for each circulating coin, cost trends, and possible new metallic materials or technologies for the production of circulating coins. Requires detailed recommendations in such reports for: (1) changes to the metallic content of circulating coins; (2) changes in coin production methodology that would further reduce the costs of production; and (3) legislative changes necessary to achieve such goals. Prohibits the Secretary from including any recommendation for specifications: (1) for producing a circulating coin that would require significant change to coin-accepting and coin-handling equipment to accommodate changes to all circulating coins simultaneously; or (2) that would facilitate or allow the use of a coin with a lesser value produced, minted, or issued by another country, or the use of any token or other easily or regularly produced metal device of minimal value, in the place of a circulating coin produced by the Secretary. Authorizes the Secretary, in order to complete the first biennial report and to develop and evaluate the use of new metallic materials for circulating coin production, to: (1) conduct any appropriate testing of appropriate coinage metallic materials; and (2) work with federal and nonfederal entities, including independent research facilities or suppliers of the metallic material used in volume production of circulating coins.

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Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010

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Sponsor: Rep. Watt, Melvin L. [D-NC-12] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6162, Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 (2010-09-29); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 6162, Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010 (2010-09-29)

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr6162.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr6162 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111