Payment Choice Act of 2023
Latest action · May 7, 2024 ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Rose asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4128, a bill originally introduced by Representative Payne, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
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.
- IntroducedJun 14, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Payment Choice Act of 2023
This bill requires retail businesses to accept cash as a form of payment for on-site sales of $500 or less, and it prohibits them from charging cash-paying customers a higher price compared to customers not paying with cash. Businesses covered by this bill are those engaged in the business of selling or offering goods or services at retail to the public that accept in-person payments at a physical location.
The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 14, 2023 to Oct 25, 2024; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Jun 14, 2023 |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Original | Jun 14, 2023 |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Original | Jun 14, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Josh Gottheimer | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Jun 22, 2023 | |
| R-TN | David Kustoff | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Sylvia R. Garcia | Jun 27, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Jul 10, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jul 12, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Jul 19, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| R-NJ | Thomas H. Kean, Jr. | Sep 13, 2023 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Jun 28, 2024 | |
| D-MD | Glenn Ivey | Oct 25, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Jun 14, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2024ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Rose asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 4128, a bill originally introduced by Representative Payne, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 14, 2023Introduced in House
- Jun 14, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H2909 | John W. Rose R-TN | May 7, 2024 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 104, June 14, 2023, page H2934.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1984 | Payment Choice Act of 2023 | Related bill | Jun 14, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To ensure that United States currency is treated as legal tender to be accepted as payment for purchases of goods and services at brick-and-mortar businesses throughout the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Payment Choice Act of 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 14, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
