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31 U.S.C. § 5116

Buying and selling gold and silver

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

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31 U.S.C. § 5116, Buying and selling gold and silver, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/467763
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With the approval of the President, the Secretary of the Treasury may—

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. 99-61(H.R. 47)1985-07-09
    Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Commemorative Coin Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 99-185(S. 1639)1985-12-17
    Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 100-274(H.R. 2631)1988-03-31
    A bill to authorize appropriations for the United States Mint for fiscal years 1988 and 1989, and for other purposes.
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 107-201(S. 2594)2002-07-23
    Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally