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H.R. 217 (99th)

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

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Introduced

3 January 1985

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Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.

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Summary

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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