COMMON CENTS ACT

On 2026-09-28, Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) delivered a floor speech titled "COMMON CENTS ACT" in the Senate.

COMMON CENTS ACT

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 153 (Monday, September 28, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 153 (Monday, September 28, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S5120] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] COMMON CENTS ACT Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be discharged from further consideration of H.R. 10167 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the bill by title. The legislative clerk read as follows: A bill (H.R. 10167) 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. There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the Senate proceeded to consider the bill. Mr. LEE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The bill (H.R. 10167) was ordered to a third reading, was read the third time, and passed. ____________________

Referenced legislation: HR10167, HR10167