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.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-17 | Committee | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 17. | House committee actions |
| 2022-05-17 | Committee | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. | House committee actions |
| 2021-07-09 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House floor actions |
| 2021-07-09 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |