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• Introduced by Rep. Steve Bieda (D) on January 17, 2008, to prohibit the issuer or manufacturer of a coin that is not legal tender in the U.S. (but may be elsewhere) from advertising that the coin is “legal tender” by specifying that this does not mean in the U.S.
  • Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on January 17, 2008.
    • Reported in the House on March 12, 2008, with the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
  • Substitute offered in the House on March 13, 2008, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the House on March 13, 2008.
• Passed 104 to 1 in the House on March 13, 2008.
  Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
• Received in the Senate on March 18, 2008.
  • Referred to the Senate Commerce & Tourism Committee on March 18, 2008.