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S. 1525 · 119th Congress · pending

Common Cents Act

Held at the desk.

Latest official action 2026-08-10 · Unknown

The bill, briefly

Common Cents Act This bill ends the production of the penny for general circulation, requires rounding to an amount divisible by five for the payment or transfer of cash, and allows the nickel to be composed of different material. 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 also allows Treasury to discontinue the minting for circulation of any coin if Treasury follows procedures as outlined by the bill, including providing notice and a briefing to Congress. The Federal Reserve Board must periodically report on a strategic plan for the acceptance of penny orders and deposits at commercial coin terminals that provide services under agreements with Federal Reserve banks. Finally, the bill allows for a different material composition of the nickel. In addition to being made from an alloy of copper and nickel, the nickel may also be clad with an inner core of zinc and an outer layer of nickel.

Congressional Research Service · 2026-08-07

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

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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.

3 of 3 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.

THRIVENT FINANCIAL FOR LUTHERANS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $9,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $1,000

Official PAC record
CSX CORPORATION GOOD GOVERNMENT FUND$15,000

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $5,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $6,500

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $6,500

Official PAC record
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $5,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
ALLISON TRANSMISSION INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $5,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ASSOCIATION EXECUTIVES (ASAE) PAC$10,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $10,000

Official PAC record
CIRCLE INTERNET GROUP, INC. PAC$10,000

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $5,000

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
COMMON SENSE FOR AMERICA PAC$10,000
FREEDOM FUND$10,000
NOVO NORDISK INC. PAC (NOVO NORDISK PAC)$10,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $7,500

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $4,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $6,000

Official PAC record
SEMPRA ENERGY EMPLOYEES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE- FEDERAL$10,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
STRONG COUNTRY FOR TODAY AND TOMORROW$10,000
THE AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE GOVERNMENT$10,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
THE GRANT THORNTON ADVISORS LLC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
EMPLOYEES OF RTX CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,000

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $3,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,000

Official PAC record
LSEG US HOLDCO INC. PAC$8,000

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $3,000

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. PAC (S+N PAC)$8,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $3,000

Official PAC record
AMERICAN SHORT LINE AND REGIONAL RAILROAD ASSOCIATION-POLITICAL ACTION CMTE (ASLRRA-PAC)$7,550

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $7,550

Official PAC record
BAKER DONELSON BEARMAN CALDWELL & BERKOWITZ PC PAC$7,500

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
CITIGROUP INC. PAC - FEDERAL (CITI PAC - FEDERAL)$7,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $2,500

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DEC PAC)$7,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $5,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
HOLLAND & KNIGHT COMMITTEE FOR EFFECTIVE GOVERNMENT$7,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $1,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
HY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $6,500

Official PAC record
INTUIT INC. 21ST CENTURY LEADERSHIP FUND$7,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $2,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
MOLINA HEALTHCARE, INC. PAC$7,500

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $7,500

Official PAC record
MORGAN STANLEY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
NATIONAL COMMUNITY PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION - PAC$7,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
NEW YORK LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
PHILLIPS 66 PAC$7,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $5,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$7,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $5,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $2,500

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $5,000

Official PAC record
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $2,500

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$7,500

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $5,000

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
VIATRIS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (VIAPAC)$7,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $5,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
ENTERGY CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ENPAC)$7,000

Cynthia M. Lummis · Sponsor · $1,000

Kirsten E. Gillibrand · Cosponsor · $2,500

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $1,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $2,500

Official PAC record
MAGGIE'S LIST$7,000
PACIFIC COAST COUNCIL OF CUSTOMS BROKERS AND FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSNS INC TRADE EXPANSION$7,000

Ron Wyden · Cosponsor · $7,000

Official PAC record
SOLAR FOR AMERICAN ENERGY DOMINACE PAC$7,000

James Lankford · Cosponsor · $7,000

Official PAC record

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