# 117-hr-4395: Payment Choice Act of 2021

117-hr-4395, Payment Choice Act of 2021, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ); status Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 17. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4395
- Congress: 117
- Title: Payment Choice Act of 2021
- Status: Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 32 - 17.
- Introduced: 2021-07-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 49
- Policy area: Commerce
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (49)

- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2021-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2021-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2021-08-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2021-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14] (D-NY), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] (D-IL), 2021-11-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-12-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2022-03-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2022-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2022-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2022-06-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4395 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4395)

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