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The Payment Choice Act of 2025 is a bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 is a bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

Client expense: — · Firm income: $10,000

Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: S. 2326

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 - Summary A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate and House of Representatives. Its purpose is to ensure that businesses accept cash for on-site sales under $500 and cannot charge cash-paying customers a higher price than those using other payment methods. The bill allows for exceptions, such as a business providing a fee-free device to convert cash to a prepaid card. S. 2326 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 1119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in Senate 07/17/2025 Sponsor: Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] Committees: Senate - Banking, Housing, Urban Affairs 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. H.R.1138 - Payment Choice Act of 2025 119th Congress (2025-2026) - Introduced in House 02/07/2025 Sponsor: Rep. Rose, John W. [R=TN-6] Committees: House - Financial Affairs 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 establishes exceptions for this requirement, including by allowing a business to provide a device to provide prepaid cards on site for customers to use as payment. Among other requirements, such a card must not have a fee associated with its use and must not require a minimum payment of more than $1. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

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Matched citations: H.R.1138