,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #adja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #ah1       
#bjbe,mr4 ,biggs of ,arizona 7for       
himself1 ,mr4 ,ciscomani1 ,mr4 ,moore of
 ,alabama1 ,mr4 ,weber of ,texas1 and   
,ms4 ,boebert7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,financial ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to save taxpayers money by     
improving the manufacturing and         
distribution of coins1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,currency           
,optimization1 ,innovation1 and         
,national ,savings ,act of #bjbe4  #b4  
,saving taxpayers money by suspending   
production of the penny  7a7 ,sense of  
,congress ,it is the sense of the       
,congress that--  7#a7 sufficient       
one-cent coins have already been minted 
to meet demand2  7#b7 taxpayers have    
been and would continue to lose money   
producing the one-cent coin2 and  7#c7  
further production of the one-cent coin 

is not necessary for the next decade4   
7b7 ,temporary suspension of production 
of the one-,cent coin ,except as        
provided in subsection 7c7 and          
notwithstanding any other provision of  
law1 the ,secretary of the ,treasury    
shall cease production of any new       
one-cent coins for the #aj-year period  
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this ,act4  7c7 ,exception  7#a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of the ,treasury
 shall continue to produce one-cent     
coins as appropriate solely to meet the 
needs of numismatic collectors of that  
denomination4  7#b7 ,sale ,the one-cent 
coins produced under paragraph 7#a7     
shall be sold in accordance with other  
general provisions governing numismatic 
coins4  7#c7 ,net receipts ,the net     
receipts from the sale of one-cent coins
 produced under this exception shall    
equal the total cost of production1     
including variable costs and the        
appropriate share of fix costs of       
production1 as determined by the        

,secretary of the ,treasury4  7d7 ,no   
effect on legal tender ,notwithstanding 
any other provision of this section1    
one-cent coins are legal tender in the  
,united ,states for all debts1 public   
and private1 public charges1 taxes1 and 
duties1 regardless of the date of       
minting or issue4