Discussion · House of Representatives
Monica De La Cruz Republican
“I want the House to pass this bill. It stops the government from making pennies and rounds cash purchases to the nearest five cents.”
“Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 10167) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting the penny, to require cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hurd of Colorado). Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. De La Cruz) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.”
Official Congressional Record
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 10167) to direct the Secretary of the Treasury to stop minting the penny, to require cash transactions to be rounded up or down to the nearest 5 cents, and for other purposes. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Hurd of Colorado). Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. De La Cruz) and the gentleman from California (Mr. Sherman) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.