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HR 2630 116th Congress House

CASH Act

Official title: To make it unlawful for any physical retail establishment to refuse to accept cash as payment, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
Commerce Administrative remediesConsumer affairsCurrencyFederal Trade Commission (FTC)
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Retail and wholesale tradesTelephone and wireless communication
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
May 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 10, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

CASH Act or the Cash Always Should be Honored Act

This bill makes it unlawful for a physical retail establishment to refuse to accept any U.S. coin or currency for the products or services it offers for sale.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 8
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 9, 2019
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· May 9, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · May 9, 2019
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · May 9, 2019
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · May 9, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 9, 2019
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · May 9, 2019
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · May 9, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 9, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2630: CASH Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2630/
MLA
"H.R. 2630: CASH Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2630/.
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H.R. 2630, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2630/.
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[H.R. 2630: CASH Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2630/)
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