,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bfcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4   
,cicilline 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,clarke of
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,cummings1 ,mr4       
,thompson of ,mississippi1 ,mr4         
,mc,govern1 ,ms4 ,omar1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 
,ms4 ,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,veasey1 and     
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 introduced the  
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,a ,,bill  ,to make it unlawful for any 
physical retail establishment to refuse 
to accept cash as payment1 and for other
 purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited to as the ,,cash ,act or   
the ,cash ,always ,should be ,honored   
,act4  #b4 ,required acceptance of legal
 tender  7a7 ,in general ,it shall be   
unlawful for any physical retail        
establishment to refuse to accept legal 
tender as payment for any products or   
services offered for sale by such       
physical retail establishment4  7b7     
,online transactions ,for any physical  

retail establishment that also offers   
products and services for sale through  
an internet-based platform1 subsection  
7a7 shall not apply to a transaction    
conducted through such platform if the  
individual making a payment in such     
transaction is not physically present in
 the physical retail establishment at   
the time of the transaction4  7c7       
,telephone transactions ,for any        
physical retail establishment that also 
offers products and services for sale by
 way of the telephone1 subsection 7a7   
shall not apply to a transaction        
conducted by way of the telephone if the
 individual making a payment in such    
transaction is not physically present in
 the physical retail establishment at   
the time of the transaction4  7d7       
,enforcement by ,federal ,trade         
,commission  7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive  
acts or practices ,a violation of       
subsection 7a7 shall be treated as a    
violation of a regulation under section 
#ah7;a77#a77;,b7 of the ,federal ,trade 

,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4         
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 regarding unfair or  
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7      
,powers of ,commission ,the ,federal    
,trade ,commission shall enforce        
subsection 7a7 in the same manner1 by   
the same means1 and with the same       
jurisdiction1 powers1 and duties as     
though all applicable terms and         
provisions of the ,federal ,trade       
,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #da et  
seq47 were incorporated into and made a 
part of this section4 ,any person who   
violates this section shall be subject  
to the penalties and entitled to the    
privileges and immunities provided in   
the ,federal ,trade ,commission ,act4   
7#c7 ,rulemaking ,the ,federal ,trade   
,commission may promulgate regulations  
under section #eec of title #e1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to implement this        
section4  7e7 ,definitions ,for the     
purposes of this section3 7#a7 ,legal   
tender ,the term legal tender means any 
,united ,states coin or currency4  7#b7 

,physical retail establishment ,the term
 physical retail establishment means any
 physical establishment where goods or  
services are offered for sale and sold  
to individuals who are physically       
present in such physical establishment4