Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

Senate Bill

S. 1984

119th Congress

Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jun 5, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Robert Menendez

D - NJ

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Finance and Financial Sector

Summary

This bill would require businesses to accept cash payments for in-person sales of $500 or less, and prohibit them from charging cash-paying customers higher prices than other customers. This aims to ensure that everyone, including those without bank accounts or credit cards, can make everyday purchases.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.

Introduced6/5/2025

StatusRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

ChamberSenate

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Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act

This bill would require businesses to accept cash payments for in-person sales of $500 or less, and prohibit them from charging cash-paying customers higher prices than other customers. This aims to ensure that everyone, including those without bank accounts o

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This bill would require businesses to accept cash payments for in-person sales of $500 or less, and prohibit them from charging cash-paying customers higher prices than other customers. This aims to ensure that everyone, including those without bank accounts or credit cards, can make everyday purchases.

Bill Number: 1984
Introduced: 6/5/2025
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Policy Area: Finance and Financial Sector

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Fact Sheet

Title: Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act
Bill Number: 1984
Sponsor: No sponsor
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Introduced: 6/5/2025
Summary: This bill would require businesses to accept cash payments for in-person sales of $500 or less, and prohibit them from charging cash-paying customers higher prices than other customers. This aims to ensure that everyone, including those without bank accounts or credit cards, can make everyday purcha

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Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill would require businesses to accept cash payments for in-person sales of $500 or less, and prohibit them from charging cash-paying customers higher prices than other customers. This aims to ensure that everyone, including those without bank accounts or credit cards, can make everyday purchases.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Payment Choice Act of 2023 This bill requires retail businesses to accept cash as a form of payment for on-site sales of $500 or less, and it prohibits them from charging cash-paying customers a higher price compared to customers not paying with cash. Businesses covered by this bill are those engaged in the business of selling or offering goods or services at retail to the public that accept in-person payments at a physical location. The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Businesses must accept cash for in-person sales of $500 or less.
Businesses cannot charge cash-paying customers higher prices than other customers.
The bill provides for enforcement through preventative relief, damages, and civil penalties.

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would impact consumers who rely on cash for purchases, as well as businesses that currently have policies limiting or discouraging cash payments. It could make it easier for unbanked or underbanked individuals to access goods and services, but may also create new compliance costs for some businesses.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Finance and Financial Sector

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

1984, 119th Congress (2025). "Striking and Locked Out Workers Healthcare Protection Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-1984