A bill to provide for a resumption of the gold standard.
Gold Standard Act of 1985 - Permits the Secretary of the Treasury, beginning on October 1, 1986, to issue only obligations that: (1) yield 2.5 percent annually; (2) may not be redeemed before October 1, 2026, or issued for less than a 25-year maturity; (3) are redeemable in gold Eagle coins; and (4) are known as Eagle Bonds.
Requires all United States currency to be redeemable in gold Eagle coins which shall be the standard unit of value of money for the United States beginning on October 1, 1987.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) mint and issue Eagle coins; (2) maintain all forms of U.S. currency and coin at a parity of value with the Eagle coin; (3) post a daily bid and ask price for gold for the period of October 1, 1986, to October 1, 1987; and (4) establish and fix the official rate of parity between the Eagle coin and the dollar as the arithmetic means between the bid price and the ask price for gold on October 1, 1987. Prohibits the Secretary from limiting the amount of gold traded at any bid or ask price.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs.
Referred to Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs and Coinage.
Referred to Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy.
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