H.R. 220: Stop the Coin Act
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H.R. 220: Stop the Coin Act
113th Congress · introduced 2013-01-14 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-01-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Stop the Coin Act
Plain summary
Stop the Coin Act - Prohibits the Secretary of the Treasury from minting or issuing any coins, including proof platinum coins, having a nominal, or face, value exceeding $200.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] · 24 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Pete Sessions (R-TX), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Tom Cole (R-OK)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr220.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>
Record fed-us-cong113-hr220 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113