H.R. 1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-03-06 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Official title

Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Plain summary

Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act This bill prohibits a Federal Reserve bank from offering products or services directly to an individual, maintaining an account on behalf of an individual, or issuing a central bank digital currency (i.e., a digital dollar). Further, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System is prohibited from using a central bank digital currency to implement monetary policy or from testing, studying, creating, or implementing a central bank digital currency, with exceptions as provided by the bill.

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Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6] · 135 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

House roll call 201 (2025): On Passage, H R 1919 (2025-07-17): Passed

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr1919.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr1919 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills