Common Cents Act
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Introduced 2025-04-30
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “Common Cents Act” Read the full text
Finance and Financial Sector
What it does
Common Cents Act This bill ends the production of the penny for general circulation, requires rounding to an amount divisible by five for the payment or transfer of cash, and allows the nickel to be composed of different material. The Department of the Treasury must stop producing the penny, except to meet collector needs. The penny shall continue to be legal tender. 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. The bill also allows Treasury to
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, from the official record. Plain-language AI rewrite coming. Not legal advice.
Where it is
Introduced · 2025-04-30
In the Senate.
Passed the Senate · 2026-08-07
House floor vote · next
Official documents
The numbers
29%
of bills that passed one chamber became law in the 118th Congress, 2023 to 2024 (n=939)
4
sponsors, out of 51 needed to pass
Who is lobbying on this
NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATIONvia NATIONAL AUTOMATIC MERCHANDISING ASSOCIATION
5 filingsFOOD MARKETPLACE INCvia FOOD MARKETPLACE INC.
4 filingsNATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONvia NATIONAL RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION
4 filings7 ELEVEN, INC.via ACG ADVOCACY
3 filings7 ELEVEN, INC.via LGL ADVISORS LLC
3 filingsAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONvia AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION
3 filingsHOME DEPOTvia THE HOME DEPOT
3 filingsINSPIRE BRANDS, INC.via INSPIRE BRANDS, INC.
3 filingsFrom 56 filings in federal lobbying disclosures (LDA), via lda.gov, naming this bill (2025 to 2026). Filings are self-reported by lobbying firms and show who is paid to influence this bill. They do not say which side, or whether it worked.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Held at the desk. (2026-08-10).