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H.R. 4395 117th Congress House

Payment Choice Act of 2021

Official title: To prohibit retail businesses from refusing cash payments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 9, 2021 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) 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 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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.
Jul 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Jul 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 17, 2022

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 4497 Payment Choice Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 45
All 45 Democratic 31 Republican 5
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jun 13, 2022
Butterfield, G. K.
· May 11, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 6, 2022
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · May 6, 2022
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · May 6, 2022
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 6, 2022
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 6, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Mar 16, 2022
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Dec 8, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 30, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 23, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 15, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 4, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Nov 4, 2021
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Oct 15, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Sep 10, 2021
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Sep 10, 2021
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Aug 27, 2021
 D
Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Aug 17, 2021
Axne, Cynthia
· Jul 9, 2021
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Jul 9, 2021
 R
Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Jul 9, 2021
 R
Kustoff, David
Tennessee · Jul 9, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Jul 9, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jul 9, 2021
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Norcross, Donald
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2021
Pascrell, Bill
· Jul 9, 2021
Posey, Bill
· Jul 9, 2021
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jul 9, 2021
 R
Rose, John W.
Tennessee · Jul 9, 2021
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2021
Stewart, Chris
· Jul 9, 2021
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jul 9, 2021
 D
Torres, Ritchie
New York · Jul 9, 2021
 R
Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2021
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Jul 9, 2021
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Jul 9, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4395: Payment Choice Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4395/
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"H.R. 4395: Payment Choice Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4395/.
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H.R. 4395, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4395/.
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