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H.R. 3693: Cents and Sensibility Act

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H.R. 3693: Cents and Sensibility Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-12-15 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-12-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Cents and Sensibility Act

Plain summary

Cents and Sensibility Act - Revises the discretionary authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to prescribe the weight and the composition of the alloy of the one-cent coin. Requires that the one-cent coin be: (1) produced primarily of steel, and (2) treated to impart a copper color to its appearance so that the appearance is similar to one-cent coins produced of a copper-zinc alloy. Instructs the Secretary, in minting 1-cent coins, to use only steel produced in the United States unless: (1) the Secretary determines doing so would be inconsistent with the public interest, or (2) steel is not produced in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available quantities. Directs the Secretary to submit to certain congressional committees the initial report concerning production costs and technologies required by the Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010.

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Official text

Cents and Sensibility Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] · 2 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr3693 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112