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.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms. The main policy domain is Trade, Criminal Justice, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
importers, exporters, and commercial firms may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, importers, exporters, and commercial firms may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H07EC6602424145ED9834909AF78029F9: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Payment Choice Act of 2023.
- Section HCA944D8C4E2D4E3E846C2370B33086C1: 2. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that United States currency should be treated as legal tender throughout the United States, and that every...
- Section HF564827929A34DB39BF43546742A2D08: 3. Retail businesses prohibited from refusing cash payments Subchapter I of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the...
- Section H1A061E7DA3544F21A53E374556750EC4: 5104. Retail businesses prohibited from refusing cash payments Any person engaged in the business of selling or offering goods or services at retail to the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Key Policy Areas
Trade, Criminal Justice, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, 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., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting importers, exporters, and commercial firms.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- importers, exporters, and commercial firms
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Payne (for himself, Mr. Mooney, Mr. Rose, and Mr. …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary_of_treasury"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
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