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H.R. 4459

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4459, the MINT Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jul 16, 2025 by Rep. Frank Lucas (R). It was referred to Financial Services, and last saw action on Jul 16, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Record

Text

H.R. 4459 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb4459/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4459 IH: Modernize and Improve our National Tender Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-07-16
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4459  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.
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  .
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 (c) to read as follows:
(c)
5-Cent coin
(1)
In general
The 5-cent coin may be a coin with an inner layer of zinc and an outer layer of nickel.
(2)
Composition
The Secretary may prescribe the composition of zinc and nickel in the 5-cent coin, subject to testing and evaluation that such composition reduces the cost incurred to produce such coin.
 ; and
(4)
by adding at the end the following:
(bb)
Elimination of one-Cent coin
(1)
In general
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall cease production of one-cent coins, but may continue to produce and issue one-cent coins for sale as numismatic items.
(2)
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 debts, public charges, taxes, and dues.
 .

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  1. Introduced2025-07-16
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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.

Sponsors

Rep. Frank Lucas (R) sponsors H.R. 4459 alone.

Frank Lucas

Rep. · R–OK-3 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 4459 went before 1 committee: Financial Services.

Financial Services
Financial Services
Referred To · Jul 16, 2025 · 559 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4459 has taken 2 actions since Jul 16, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jul 16, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.Financial Services Committee

Votes

H.R. 4459 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 4459.

Titles

H.R. 4459 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • MINT Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • MINT Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Modernize and Improve our National Tender Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • 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. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4459 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Energy/Nuclear, Food Industry (safety, labeling, etc.), Minting/Money/Gold Standard, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Banking, Transportation, Intelligence.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION—Virginia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
LAUREN JANES115
WILHELM MEIERLING115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$40K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$30K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Amendme…
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATIONNATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION2025 fourth_quarter$30K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4459 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4459’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

hr4459/policy-areas.txt
Finance and Financial SectorAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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