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Require businesses to accept cash as a form of payment for goods and services.

One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.

Known asPayment Choice Act of 2025Payment Choice Act of 2023

What’s happening with Payment Choice Act of 2025?

The Payment Choice Act of 2025 is stalled in the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs after being referred there on July 16, 2025. The committee members must act to hold a vote for the bill to move forward, but most bills never receive a committee vote and die through inaction. No action has occurred on this legislation since July 16, 2025.

Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.

Where it stands

Now carried by Payment Choice Act of 2025 (S. 2326 (119th)) →

Legislative Progress

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No action since July 2025

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How we got here

Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.

  1. Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025

    Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.

  2. Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025

    Reintroduced from S. 1984 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.

    S. 1984 (118th)

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Who’s behind it

Kevin Cramer (R-ND)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.

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