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31 U.S.C. § 5103

Legal tender

United States · Title 31 — MONEY AND FINANCE · Status: effective

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31 U.S.C. § 5103, Legal tender, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467756
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United States coins and currency (including Federal reserve notes and circulating notes of Federal reserve banks and national banks) are legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and dues. Foreign gold or silver coins are not legal tender for debts.

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 97-258(H.R. 6128)1982-09-13
    A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to money and finance, as title 31, United States Code, "Money and Finance".
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 97-452(H.R. 7378)1983-01-12
    A bill to codify without substantive change recent laws related to money and finance and to improve the United States Code.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally