House Votes to End Penny Production
The Common Cents Act, which stops minting pennies, passed the House unanimously.
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House unanimously votes to eliminate 1-cent coin permanently
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What this story says
- The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed the Common Cents Act on Monday.
- The bill would end the minting of new pennies, except for collector coins, and implement rounding for cash transactions.
- The Treasury estimates ending penny production will save $56 million annually.
- The U.S. Mint stopped producing pennies in November 2025, after 232 years in circulation.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 6 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 9 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
86/100
Craft
85/100
Hype
32/100
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Thin on the left so far
None of the 6 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
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The U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously on Monday to pass the Common Cents Act, a bill that would end the minting of new pennies. The legislation, which has bipartisan support, also includes provisions for rounding cash transactions to the nearest 5 cents. Pennies already in circulation would remain legal tender. The U.S. Mint ceased producing pennies in November 2025, concluding 232 years of regular circulation for the coin.
The Treasury estimated that ending penny production would result in annual savings of $56 million, according to a press release. The bill was led by House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain and Rep. Robert Garcia. The proposal also includes a provision allowing the U.S. Mint to use less expensive materials for nickels and requires the Treasury to study the rule's impact on various consumer groups.
Coverage Disagreements
The reports agree that the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously on Monday to pass the Common Cents Act, which would end the minting of new pennies except for collector coins. They also agree that the U.S. Mint stopped producing pennies in November 2025 after 232 years of circulation, and that the Treasury estimated annual savings of $56 million. Both the Internewscast and New York Post reports mention that the bill was led by House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain and Rep. Robert Garcia.
What the coverage left out
None of the left-rated reports below mention the Common Cents Act by name. The digests from NewsFinale and quicknewsupdates.com do not mention the specific cost savings estimated by the Treasury, nor do they name the legislators who led the bill.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 15 Sept 2026, 11:30, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
1 rated outlet
- Internewscast led on the House's unanimous vote to permanently eliminate the U.S. penny. The report stated the bill would prohibit the Treasury from minting additional pennies, except for collector coins, and create a system for rounding cash purchases to the nearest 5 cents. It noted that the U.S. Mint halted penny production in November 2025, ending 232 years of circulation. The report quoted the Treasury's estimate of $56 million in annual savings and identified House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain and Rep. Robert Garcia as leading the legislation. It also mentioned a provision for using less expensive materials for nickels and a requirement for the Treasury to study the change's impact on various groups.
Right
5 rated outlets
- The New York Post also led on the House's unanimous vote to eliminate the 1-cent coin permanently. The report stated the bill would block the Treasury from minting more pennies, save for collector coins, and set up a framework for cash transactions to be rounded to the nearest 5 cents. It noted the U.S. Mint stopped producing pennies in November 2025 after 232 years of circulation. The report quoted the Treasury's estimate of $56 million in annual savings and identified House GOP Conference Chair Lisa McClain and Rep. Robert Garcia as leading the bill. It also mentioned a provision for producing nickels from cheaper material and a directive for the Treasury to examine the rule's effect on various groups.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover House Votes to End Penny Production?
- Of the 6 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 17% are rated centre, 83% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 9. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is House Votes to End Penny Production left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 6 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of House Votes to End Penny Production biased?
- House Votes to End Penny Production is one event reported by 9 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting House Votes to End Penny Production?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered House Votes to End Penny Production?
- 9 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the Common Cents Act?
- The Common Cents Act is a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would end the minting of new pennies, except for collector coins. It also includes provisions for rounding cash transactions to the nearest 5 cents.
- How much money will ending penny production save?
- The Treasury estimated that ending penny production will save $56 million annually. This figure was released in a press release announcing the decision.
- When did the U.S. Mint stop making pennies?
- The U.S. Mint stopped producing pennies in November 2025. This marked the end of 232 years of regular circulation for the 1-cent coin.
Read it at the source
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Centre
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5- House unanimously votes to eliminate 1-cent coin permanently (opens New York Post in a new tab)
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- US penny being phased out? A look back at 1-cent coin’s 232-year history (opens CNBC-TV18 in a new tab)
- House unanimously votes to scrap the penny for good (opens End Time Headlines in a new tab)
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- House unanimously votes to eliminate one-cent coin permanently (opens wfmd.com in a new tab)
- House unanimously votes to eliminate one-cent coin permanently (opens Fox News in a new tab)
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3- US House Unanimously Votes to Permanently End the 1-Cent Penny (opens NewsFinale in a new tab)
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- House votes unanimously to end penny production for good - Quick News Updates (opens quicknewsupdates.com in a new tab)
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- House unanimously votes to eliminate one-cent coin permanently (opens BizToc in a new tab)
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