117th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the face value of coins.
February 2, 2021
Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
To amend title 31, United States Code, to limit the face value of coins.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Cancel the Coin Act”.
SEC. 2. Limitation on face value of coins.
Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended—
(A) by inserting “having such nominal, or face, values as the Secretary may determine but not in any case exceeding $200” after “platinum coins”; and
(B) by striking “denominations,”; and
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
“(w) Limitation on face value.—The Secretary may not mint or issue any coin having a nominal, or face, value exceeding $200.”.