,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aib #aaith  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cjgd
 ,report ,no4 #aai-bce ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,april  
#bi1 #bjbe,mrs4 ,mc,clain 7for herself  
and ,mr4 ,garcia of ,california7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,financial ,services  ,september #d1    
#bjbe,reported with an amendment1       
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,april #bi1 #bjbe 
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of 
the ,treasury to stop minting the penny1
 to require cash transactions to be     
rounded up or down to the nearest five  
cents1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,common ,cents ,act4  #b4           
,specifications of #e-;cent coins and   

elimination of one-cent coins ,section  
#eaab of title #ca1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e71 by        
striking weighs #e grams4 and inserting 
the following3 weighs-- 7,a7 #e grams1  
with respect to such coin that is an    
alloy of copper and nickel2 or  7,b7    
between #d and #f grams1 with respect to
 such coin as described in subsection   
7c74  2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#f7--   
7i7 by striking except as provided under
 subsection 7c7 of this section12 and   
7ii7 by striking and weighs #c4aa grams2
  7#b7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in the  
sixth sentence-- 7i7 by inserting either
 before an alloy2 and  7ii7 by inserting
 or a composition described in          
subsection 7c7 before the period2  7,b7 
by inserting with respect to such coins 
that are an alloy of copper and nickel  
after nickel required2 and  7,c7 by     
striking ,except through zinc and       
inserting ,the one-cent coin is composed
 of copper and zinc2  7#c7 by amending  

subsection 7c7 to read as follows3  7c7 
#e-;cent coin  7#a7 ,in general ,the    
#e-;cent coin may be a coin with an     
inner layer of zinc and an outer layer  
of nickel4  7#b7 ,composition ,the      
,secretary may prescribe the composition
 of zinc and nickel in the #e-;cent     
coin1 subject to testing and evaluation 
that such composition reduces the cost  
incurred to produce such coin4  2 and   
7#d7 by adding at the end the following3
  7bb7 ,elimination of one-cent coin    
7#a7 ,in general ,notwithstanding any   
other provision of law1 the ,secretary  
shall cease production of one-cent coins
 for general circulation1 but may       
continue to produce and issue one-cent  
coins for sale as numismatic items4     
7#b7 ,no effect on legal tender ,any    
one-cent coin that is minted and issued 
on any date before the date of the      
enactment of this subsection shall      
remain legal tender for all debts1      
public charges1 taxes1 and dues4  4     
,september #d1 #bjbe,reported with an   

amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed