,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bfcj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #i1 #bjai,mr4    
,cicill9e 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new
 ,york1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 ,mr4 ,?ompson (   
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,ms4     
,om>1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1   
,mr4 ,veasey1 & ,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to make x unlawful = any       
physical retail e/abli%m5t to refuse to 
accept ca% z paym5t1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ to
 z ! ,,ca% ,act or ! ,ca% ,always ,%\ld 
be ,honor$ ,act4  #b4 ,requir$          
acceptance ( legal t5d]  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,x
 %all be unlawful = any physical retail 
e/abli%m5t to refuse to accept legal    
t5d] z paym5t = any products or s]vices 
(f]$ = sale by su* physical retail      
e/abli%m5t4  7b7 ,onl9e transactions ,= 
any physical retail e/abli%m5t t also   
(f]s products & s]vices = sale ?r\gh an 
int]net-bas$ plat=m1 subsection 7a7 %all

 n apply to a transaction conduct$ ?r\gh
 su* plat=m if ! individual mak+ a      
paym5t 9 su* transaction is n physically
 pres5t 9 ! physical retail e/abli%m5t  
at ! "t ( ! transaction4  7c7 ,telephone
 transactions ,= any physical retail    
e/abli%m5t t also (f]s products &       
s]vices = sale by way ( ! telephone1    
subsection 7a7 %all n apply to a        
transaction conduct$ by way ( !         
telephone if ! individual mak+ a paym5t 
9 su* transaction is n physically pres5t
 9 ! physical retail e/abli%m5t at ! "t 
( ! transaction4  7d7 ,en=cem5t by      
,f$]al ,trade ,commission  7#a7 ,unfair 
or deceptive acts or practices ,a       
violation ( subsection 7a7 %all be      
treat$ z a violation ( a regulation "u  
section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al     
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+ unfair or     
deceptive acts or practices4  7#b7 ,p[]s
 ( ,commission ,! ,f$]al ,trade         
,commission %all en=ce subsection 7a7 9 
! same mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) !    

same jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh
 all applicable t]ms & provisions ( !   
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae     
,u4,s4,c4 #da et seq47 7 incorporat$    
into & made a "p ( ?is section4 ,any    
p]son :o violates ?is section %all be   
subject to ! p5alties & entitl$ to !    
privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !     
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act4  7#c7   
,rulemak+ ,! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission  
may promulgate regulations "u section   
#eec ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to
 implem5t ?is section4  7e7 ,def9itions 
,= ! purposes ( ?is section3 7#a7 ,legal
 t5d] ,! t]m legal t5d] means any ,unit$
 ,/ates co9 or curr5cy4  7#b7 ,physical 
retail e/abli%m5t ,! t]m physical retail
 e/abli%m5t means any physical          
e/abli%m5t :]e goods or s]vices are (f]$
 = sale & sold to individuals :o are    
physically pres5t 9 su* physical        
e/abli%m5t4