Payment Choice Act of 2019
Latest action · May 9, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Payment Choice Act of 2019
This bill makes it unlawful for a person selling goods or services at retail to (1) refuse to accept U.S. cash for the goods or services, (2) post signs or notices stating that cash payment is unaccepted, or (3) charge a higher price to a customer who pays by cash.
Cosponsors 56
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 22, 2019 to Dec 7, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 22, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Jul 25, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Oct 23, 2019 | |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Oct 28, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Nov 1, 2019 | |
| R-TN | Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann | Nov 13, 2019 | |
| R-OK | Kevin Hern | Nov 20, 2019 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
- May 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4145 | Payment Choice Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 1, 2020 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commerce.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 9, 2019Introduced in House
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