Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed Senate
Common Cents Act
Official title: A bill 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 5 cents, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Sen. Cynthia Lummis R-WYWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2025
- Committee actionAug 7, 2026
- Passed SenateAug 7, 2026 · by unanimous consent
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 10, 2026 — Held at the desk.
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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), James Lankford (R-OK), Ron Wyden (D-OR).
More from the sponsor
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Related bills
- H.R. 10167 (119th) Common Cents ActIdentical bill
- H.R. 3074 (119th) Common Cents ActRelated bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.