H.R. 5512: To reduce the costs of producing 1-cent and 5-cent coins, provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to perform research and development on new metallic content for circulating coins, and to require biennial reports to Congress on circulating coin production costs and possible alternative metallic content. H.R. 5512: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. 2008-02-28 Referred to the Subcommittee on Domestic and International Monetary Policy, Trade, and Technology. 2008-02-28 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 2008-03-11 Mr. Gutierrez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 2008-05-06T18:24:00-04:00 Considered under suspension of the rules. 2008-05-06T18:25:00-04:00 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5512. 2008-05-06T18:25:00-04:00 At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Carter objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn. 2008-05-06T18:37:00-04:00 Considered as unfinished business. 2008-05-08T12:25:00-04:00 pass On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 5/6/2008 H3096-3097) 2008-05-08T12:25:00-04:00 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. 2008-05-08T12:26:00-04:00 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. 2008-05-12 H.R. 5512: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 h H.R. 5512: Coin Modernization and Taxpayer Savings Act of 2008 (110th Congress) To reduce the costs of producing 1-cent and 5-cent coins, provide authority to the Secretary of the Treasury to perform research and development on new metallic content for circulating coins, and to require biennial reports to Congress on circulating coin production costs and possible alternative metallic content. 2008-02-28 110 2008-02-28 5512 vote HouseBill LegislativeAction VoteAction OfficialTitle