119:hr:1919 — Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Sponsor

Introduced by

Tom Emmer

R Republican · House · MN-06 R+10

Latest action

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Action timeline

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Jul 17, 2025

floor Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 580. (consideration: CR H3427-3434)

Jul 17, 2025

floor Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4016, H.R. 3633, H.R. 1919 and S. 1582. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4016 and H.R. 3633 under a structured rule, and H.R. 1919 and S. 1582 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 4016, H.R. 3633, and H.R. 1919, and a motion to commit on S. 1582.

Jul 17, 2025

floor DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1919.

Jul 17, 2025

floor The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

Jul 17, 2025

floor POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on H.R. 1919, the Chair put the question on passage of the bill and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Ms. Waters demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

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Jul 17, 2025 Engrossed in House

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May 06, 2025 Reported in House

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Mar 06, 2025 Introduced in House

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00 Introduced in House Mar 06, 2025

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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+++ Engrossed (House)

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

-[H.R. 1919 Reported in House (RH)]

+[H.R. 1919 Engrossed in House (EH)]

<DOC>

-Union Calendar No. 66

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1919

-[Report No. 119-92]

-

-To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks

-from offering certain products or services directly to an individual,

-to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary

-policy, and for other purposes.

-

_______________________________________________________________________

-IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

-

-March 6, 2025

-

-Mr. Emmer (for himself, Mr. Hill of Arkansas, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr.

-Hudson, Mr. Ogles, Mr. Bost, Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida, Ms. Greene

-of Georgia, Mr. Biggs of Arizona, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Flood, Mr. Gosar, Mrs.

-Kim, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Kiley of California, Mr. Donalds,

-Mr. Fitzgerald, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Garbarino, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Sessions, Mr.

-Huizenga, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Barr, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. Loudermilk,

-Mr. Rose, Mr. Steil, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Norman, Mr. Lawler, Ms. De La

-Cruz, Mr. Nunn of Iowa, Ms. Salazar, Mr. Haridopolos, Mr. Downing, Mr.

-Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Brecheen, Mr. Kelly of

-Pennsylvania, Mr. Grothman, Ms. Mace, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Rogers of

-Alabama, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Weber of Texas,

-Mrs. Houchin, Ms. Hageman, Mr. Langworthy, Mr. Gooden, Mr. Finstad,

-Mrs. Fischbach, Mr. Bean of Florida, Mr. Amodei of Nevada, Mr. Graves,

-Mrs. Harshbarger, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ciscomani, Mr. Baird, Mr. Kelly of

-Mississippi, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Bice, Mr.

-Carter of Texas, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Tiffany,

-Mr. Bergman, Ms. Van Duyne, Mr. Collins, Mr. Latta, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr.

-Ellzey, Mr. Issa, Mr. Owens, Mr. Perry, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Higgins of

-Louisiana, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Balderson, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Carey, Mr.

-Wittman, Mr. Roy, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Smith of Nebraska,

-Ms. Tenney, Mr. Crank, Mr. Baumgartner, Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. McDowell,

-Mr. Messmer, Mr. Schmidt, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Gill of Texas, and Mr. Guest)

-introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on

-Financial Services

-

-May 6, 2025

-

-Additional sponsors: Mr. Goldman of Texas, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Moore of

-Alabama, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Ezell, Mr. Cole, Mr. Feenstra, Mr. Mann, Mr.

-LaHood, Mr. Jackson of Texas, Mr. Cline, Mr. Moran, Mr. Guthrie, Mr.

-Yakym, Mr. Pfluger, Mr. Green of Tennessee, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Babin,

-Mr. Nehls, Mr. Kean, Mr. Van Orden, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Kennedy of Utah,

-Mr. Womack, Mr. Hern of Oklahoma, Mr. Stauber, Mr. McGuire, Mr.

-Bresnahan, Mr. Begich, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Edwards, Mr.

-Jack, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Steube, and Mr. Rulli

-

-May 6, 2025

-

-Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

-House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

-[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed

-in italic]

-[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on March

-6, 2025]

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-_______________________________________________________________________

-

-A BILL

+AN ACT

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks

from offering certain products or services directly to an individual,

@@ -151,28 +92,23 @@

substantially similar under any other name or label, and will not have

such authority unless Congress grants it under Congress's Article 1

Section 8 powers.

-Union Calendar No. 66

+Passed the House of Representatives July 17, 2025.

+

+Attest:

+

+Clerk.

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 1919

-[Report No. 119-92]

-

_______________________________________________________________________

-A BILL

+AN ACT

To amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks

from offering certain products or services directly to an individual,

to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary

policy, and for other purposes.

-

-_______________________________________________________________________

-

-May 6, 2025

-

-Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole

-House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Lobbying activity

Organizations whose LDA filings reference this bill, ranked by filing count. Position not disclosed — LDA does not require lobbyists to report support / oppose / monitor. Bill-number references can be stale (lobbyists sometimes copy text year-over-year), so verify against the filing description.

BLOCKCHAIN ASSOCIATION

BANFIN

6

filings · 2025 Q3

SOLANA POLICY INSTITUTE

BANFIN

5

filings · 2025 Q3

AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION

BAN

5

filings · 2026 Q3

DIGITAL CURRENCY GROUP

FIN

5

filings · 2026 Q3

CREDIT UNION NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, INC. DBA AMERICA'S CREDIT UNIONS

BAN

5

filings · 2026 Q3

CONSUMER BANKERS ASSOCIATION

BAN

4

filings · 2026 Q3

CRYPTO COUNCIL FOR INNOVATION

BANFIN

4

filings · 2026 Q3

AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM

BANCSPFIN

4

filings · 2025 Q3

INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA

BAN

2

filings · 2025 Q3

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INCORPORATED

BAN

2

filings · 2025 Q3

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Cosponsors (133)

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