{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-3074","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":3074,"title":"Common Cents Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-04-29","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"M001136","fullName":"Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9]","party":"R","state":"MI","district":9}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2026-07-15","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs."},"policyArea":"Finance and Financial Sector","subjects":["Consumer affairs","Currency","Monetary policy"],"actions":[{"date":"2026-07-15","text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-14","text":"The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-14","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-14","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4433-4434)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-14","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-14","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3074.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-14","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4432-4438)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2026-07-14","text":"Mr. Hill (AR) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-04","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 192.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-04","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-235.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-09-04","text":"Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial Services. H. Rept. 119-235.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 13.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-23","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-07-22","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-04-29","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Common Cents Act</strong></p><p>This bill generally ends the production of the penny and requires rounding to the nearest amount divisible by five for the payment or transfer of cash.</p><p>The Department of the Treasury must stop producing the penny, except to meet collector needs. The penny shall continue to be legal tender.</p><p>Any person selling goods or services in a cash transaction, entering into other transfers of cash, or paying cash wages to an employee must round the payment up or down in accordance with the bill.</p><p>The bill takes effect one year after the date of enactment.</p>","updateDate":"2026-08-12T08:12:03Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":548,"ts":"2026-08-28T08:40:00.752Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Common%20Cents%20Act"}]}}