Common Cents Act
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The Common Cents Act proposes to stop minting the penny and requires cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest five cents. It includes provisions for numismatic collectors and maintains the legal tender status of existing pennies.
Structural flags
⚑ No enforcement or oversight — imposes duties but names no enforcement or oversight mechanism
⚑ Spends without a pay-for — authorizes new spending with no stated offset or pay-for
Legislative structure
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| Date | Time | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-30 | — | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. |
| 2025-04-30 | — | Introduced in Senate |
| 2026-08-07 | — | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S4586-4588) |
| 2026-08-07 | — | Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2026-08-07 | — | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S4551) |
| 2026-08-07 | — | Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2026-08-07 | — | Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2026-08-10 | — | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2026-08-10 | 11:02:22 | Received in the House. |
| 2026-08-10 | 11:10:32 | Held at the desk. |
Provenance
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- Calculated
- 2026-09-18 17:02:48.076+00
- Source version
- 2026-08-10
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