MINT Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4459 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4459 To amend title 31 to permit an alternative composition of the 5-cent coin and to eliminate the one-cent coin, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2025 Mr. Lucas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend title 31 to permit an alternative composition of the 5-cent coin and to eliminate the one-cent coin, and for other purposes. 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 ``Modernize and Improve our National Tender Act of 2025'' or the ``MINT Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. SPECIFICATIONS OF 5-CENT COINS AND ELIMINATION OF ONE-CENT COINS. Section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, is amended-- (1) in subsection (a)-- (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``weighs 5 grams.'' and inserting the following: ``weighs-- ``(A) 5 grams, with respect to such coin that is an alloy of copper and nickel; or ``(B) between 4 and 6 grams, with respect to such coin as described in subsection (c).''; and (B) in paragraph (6)-- (i) by striking ``except as provided under subsection (c) of this section,''; and (ii) by striking ``weighs 3.11 grams''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in the sixth sentence-- (i) by inserting ``either'' before ``an alloy''; and (ii) by inserting ``or a composition described in subsection (c)'' before the period; (B) by inserting ``with respect to such coins that are an alloy of copper and nickel'' after ``nickel required''; and (C) by striking ``Except'' through ``zinc'' and inserting ``The one-cent coin is composed of copper and zinc''; (3) by amending subsection