# 119-s-1554: Make Sense Not Cents Act

119-s-1554, Make Sense Not Cents Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1554
- As of: 2025-12-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1554
- Congress: 119
- Title: Make Sense Not Cents Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Ends production of the U.S. one-cent coin.** The Make Sense Not Cents Act would prohibit the Secretary of the Treasury from minting or issuing new 1-cent coins and would revise related sections of Title 31 and the Internal Revenue Code to reflect that change while preserving existing pennies as legal tender for all debts, public charges, taxes, and duties regardless of mint date.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Treasury would stop minting pennies: mixed, low. If enacted, the Secretary of the Treasury would be prohibited from minting or issuing any new one-cent coins. Existing pennies would remain legal tender for all debts, public and private, and for taxes and duties no matter when they were made. The change would take effect upon enactment. You could…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1554 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1554)

## Related
- [119-s-5238: For Our Republic Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5238)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1554 (as of 2025-12-21).