119-s1554

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1554 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1554

To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of the 
 Treasury from minting or issuing 1-cent coins.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 1, 2025

 Mr. Merkley (for himself and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; 
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
 and Urban Affairs

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 A BILL

To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the Secretary of the 
 Treasury from minting or issuing 1-cent coins.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Make Sense Not Cents Act''.

SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

 It is the sense of Congress that Congress has the sole authority to 
coin money and regulate currency.

SEC. 3. DISCONTINUATION OF 1-CENT COINS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury may not mint or 
issue a 1-cent coin.

    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--

    (1) Title 31, United States Code, is amended--
        (A) in 

section 5112--
            (i) in subsection

    (a) --
            (I) by striking paragraph

    (6) ; and
            (II) by redesignating paragraphs

    (7) through

    (12) as paragraphs

    (6) through

    (11) , respectively;
            (ii) in subsection

    (b) , by striking the 
 eighth sentence;
            (iii) by striking subsection
            (c) ;
            (iv) in subsection
            (i) , by striking ``

    (7) ,

    (8) ,

    (9) , and

    (10) '' each place the term 
 appears and inserting ``

    (6) ,

    (7) ,

    (8) , and

    (9) '';
            (v) in subsection

    (j) , by striking ``

    (7) ,

    (8) ,

    (9) , or

    (10) '' and inserting ``

    (6) ,

    (7) ,

    (8) , or

    (9) ''; and
            (vi) in subsection
            (v) , by striking 
 ``paragraph

    (12) '' each place the term appears 
 and inserting ``paragraph

    (11) '';
        (B) in 

section 5113

    (a) , by striking the third 
 sentence; and
            (C) in 

section 5132

    (a) , by striking ``through

    (6) '' 
 each place the term appears and inserting ``through

    (5) ''.

    (2) Section 408
            (m) (3)
        (A)
            (i) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
 1986 is amended by striking ``paragraph

    (7) ,

    (8) ,

    (9) , or

    (10) '' and inserting ``paragraph

    (6) ,

    (7) ,

    (8) , or

    (9) ''.

SEC. 4. NO EFFECT ON LEGAL TENDER.

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, or any amendment 
made by this Act, one-cent coins are legal tender in the United States 
for all debts, public and private, public charges, taxes, and duties, 
regardless of the date of minting or issue.
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