House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Payment Choice Act of 2025

H.R. 1138Introduced Feb 7, 2025Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector

Official title: To ensure that United States currency is treated as legal tender to be accepted as payment for purchases of goods and services at brick-and-mortar businesses throughout the United States, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. John Rose R-TN

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Where it went

IntroducedFeb 7, 2025
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Latest action: Feb 7, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1138.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROSE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 26, February 7, 2025, Page H585):
Article I, Section 8, clause 1
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 7, 2025 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

25 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 12 Democrats

12 of 25 cosponsors (48%) are from the other party.

Andy Barr (R-KY), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Ed Case (D-HI), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Cleo Fields (D-LA), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), David Kustoff (R-TN), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), Tim Moore (R-NC), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), John Rutherford (R-FL), Maria Salazar (R-FL), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), David Taylor (R-OH), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Nikema Williams (D-GA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Rose.

Sponsor’s state and district

Tennessee in Congress · TN-6 district

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.