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Common Cents Act

9/30/2025, 11:57 PM

Summary of Bill HR 3074

The bill titled "To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting the penny, to require cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents, and for other purposes," designated as H.R. 3074 in the 119th Congress, was introduced on April 29, 2025. The purpose of the bill is to cease production of the penny by the Treasury, instead mandating that cash transactions be rounded to the nearest five cents.

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Current Status of Bill HR 3074

Bill HR 3074 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 29, 2025. Bill HR 3074 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on April 29, 2025.  Bill HR 3074's most recent activity was Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 192. as of September 4, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 3074

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
1
Democrat Cosponsors
1
Republican Cosponsors
0
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 3074

Primary Policy Focus

Finance and Financial Sector

Potential Impact Areas

- Consumer affairs
- Currency
- Monetary policy

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 3074

To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting the penny, to require cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents, and for other purposes.
To direct the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting the penny, to require cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest five cents, and for other purposes.

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Sponsors and Cosponsors of HR 3074

Lisa C. McClain
Lisa C. McClain
MichiganRepublican
Robert Garcia
Robert Garcia
CaliforniaDemocrat

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