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H.R. 3074 · 119th Congress · pending

Common Cents Act

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

Latest official action 2026-07-15 · Referred

The bill, briefly

Common Cents Act This bill generally ends the production of the penny and requires rounding to the nearest amount divisible by five for the payment or transfer of cash. The Department of the Treasury must stop producing the penny, except to meet collector needs. The penny shall continue to be legal tender. Any person selling goods or services in a cash transaction, entering into other transfers of cash, or paying cash wages to an employee must round the payment up or down in accordance with the bill. The bill takes effect one year after the date of enactment.

Congressional Research Service · 2025-04-29

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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INSPIRE BRANDS, INC.

Registrant: INSPIRE BRANDS, INC. · 2026 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30)

$170,000

Total organization expenses, all reported topics

Taxation/Internal Revenue Code

Common Cents Act of 2025 (H.R. 3074/S. 1525) is bipartisan U.S. legislation introduced in April 2025 to stop minting pennies, mandate rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel, and keep pennies as legal tender while removing them from general circulation, aiming to save taxpayer money and modernize currency, with sponsors including Reps. McClain/Garcia and Senators Lummis/Gillibrand. Work Opportunity Tax Credit (H.R. 117/ S. 492) This bill increases the work opportunity tax credit (WOTC) for wages paid during the first year of employment to certain employees. The bill also eliminates the maximum age limit applicable to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefit recipients for purposes of the WOTC. Under current law, an employer generally may claim a WOTC in the amount of 40% of up to $6,000 (or of up to $24,000 for certain veterans, $3,000 for summer youth employees, and $10,000 for long-term family aid recipients) of qualified wages paid during the first year of employment to an employee who is a member of a targeted group. (Exceptions and limitations apply.) The bill increases the WOTC to (1) 50% of up to $6,000 (or of up to $24,000 for certain veterans) of q…

Lobbyists named: ASHLEY CONEFF, ELIZABETH SHARP, DYLANN MIDDLETON

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

1 of 1 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$19,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $9,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CONVENIENCE STORES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$17,500

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $7,500

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC$17,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $7,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$16,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $5,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
LOWE'S COMPANIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$14,500

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $4,500

Official PAC record
DELTA AIR LINES PAC$12,500

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
MICROSOFT CORPORATION STAKEHOLDERS VOLUNTARY PAC - MSVPAC$12,500

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$12,500

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $5,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$12,500

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $7,500

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $7,500

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $7,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BROADCASTERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NABPAC)$12,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $2,000

Official PAC record
TOYOTA MOTOR NORTH AMERICA, INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (TOYOTA/LEXUS PAC)$12,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $2,000

Official PAC record
BNSF RAILWAY COMPANY RAILPAC (BNSF RAILPAC)$11,500

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $4,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATION PAC$11,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $5,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
COMCAST CORPORATION & NBCUNIVERSAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE - FEDERAL$11,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $5,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC)$11,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
MICHIGAN SUGAR COMPANY GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$11,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC)$11,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$10,500

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $8,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
ABBOTT LABORATORIES EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AFLAC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AFLAC PAC)$10,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $7,500

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $5,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMALGAMATED TRANSIT UNION - COPE$10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN OPTOMETRIC ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Lisa C. McClain · Sponsor · $7,500

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)$10,000
CMS ENERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEES FOR BETTER GOVERNMENT- FEDERAL$10,000
DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS PAC$10,000

Robert Garcia · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
DTE ENERGY COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$10,000
FINANCIAL SERVICES INSTITUTE PAC$10,000
GLOBE LIFE INC. PAC$10,000
GROWING OUR OWN DYNAMIC ECONOMY NOW$10,000

The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.

What happened after enactment?

This bill is not enacted. Post-enactment results do not apply yet.