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Payment Choice Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4395| House 
| Updated: 5/17/2022
Donald M. Payne

Donald M. Payne

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (49)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Chris Stewart (Republican)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)David Kustoff (Republican)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Warren Davidson (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mark E. Green (Republican)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)John W. Rose (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Payment Choice Act of 2021 This bill requires retail businesses to accept cash as a form of payment for sales in amounts less than $2,000, and it prohibits them from charging cash-paying customers a higher price compared to customers not paying with cash. Such businesses 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 and civil penalties.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2650
Payment Choice Act of 2019
Jul 9, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 17, 2022
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 17.
May 17, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 23, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4497
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2650
    Payment Choice Act of 2019


  • July 9, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 9, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


  • May 17, 2022
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 17.


  • May 17, 2022
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • June 23, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4497
    Introduced in Senate

Commerce

Related Bills

  • S 117-4497: Payment Choice Act of 2022
Civil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsCurrencyInflation and pricesLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsRetail and wholesale trades

Payment Choice Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4395| House 
| Updated: 5/17/2022
Payment Choice Act of 2021 This bill requires retail businesses to accept cash as a form of payment for sales in amounts less than $2,000, and it prohibits them from charging cash-paying customers a higher price compared to customers not paying with cash. Such businesses 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 and civil penalties.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2650
Payment Choice Act of 2019
Jul 9, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 17, 2022
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 17.
May 17, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 23, 2022

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-4497
Introduced in Senate
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2650
    Payment Choice Act of 2019


  • July 9, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 9, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.


  • May 17, 2022
    Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 17.


  • May 17, 2022
    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.


  • June 23, 2022

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-4497
    Introduced in Senate
Donald M. Payne

Donald M. Payne

Democratic Representative

New Jersey

Cosponsors (49)
Dwight Evans (Democratic)Al Lawson (Democratic)Chris Stewart (Republican)Stacey E. Plaskett (Democratic)Donald Norcross (Democratic)Nikema Williams (Democratic)David Kustoff (Republican)Sylvia R. Garcia (Democratic)Barbara Lee (Democratic)Ritchie Torres (Democratic)Joyce Beatty (Democratic)Emanuel Cleaver (Democratic)Warren Davidson (Republican)Jefferson Van Drew (Republican)Carolyn B. Maloney (Democratic)Sanford D. Bishop (Democratic)Frederica S. Wilson (Democratic)Terri A. Sewell (Democratic)Dina Titus (Democratic)Thomas R. Suozzi (Democratic)Anthony G. Brown (Democratic)Danny K. Davis (Democratic)Vicente Gonzalez (Democratic)Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (Democratic)Al Green (Democratic)André Carson (Democratic)Christopher H. Smith (Republican)G. K. Butterfield (Democratic)Marilyn Strickland (Democratic)Gregory W. Meeks (Democratic)Jahana Hayes (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mark E. Green (Republican)Bonnie Watson Coleman (Democratic)Cynthia Axne (Democratic)Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democratic)James E. Clyburn (Democratic)Eddie Bernice Johnson (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)John W. Rose (Republican)Bennie G. Thompson (Democratic)Bill Posey (Republican)Josh Gottheimer (Democratic)Jesús G. "Chuy" García (Democratic)Kweisi Mfume (Democratic)Ayanna Pressley (Democratic)Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Democratic)Gerald E. Connolly (Democratic)Bill Pascrell (Democratic)

Financial Services Committee

Commerce

Related Bills

  • S 117-4497: Payment Choice Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Civil actions and liabilityConsumer affairsCurrencyInflation and pricesLawyers and legal servicesLegal fees and court costsRetail and wholesale trades