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Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

USA119th CongressS-1124| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2025
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Jon Husted (Republican)Bernie Moreno (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to impose significant restrictions on the Federal Reserve's interaction with individuals and its development of digital currencies. It explicitly prohibits Federal Reserve banks from offering products or services directly to individuals, such as maintaining individual accounts. Furthermore, the legislation bans Federal Reserve banks from directly or indirectly issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or any substantially similar digital asset. The bill extends these prohibitions to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, preventing them from testing, studying, developing, or implementing a CBDC. It also forbids the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee from utilizing a CBDC to implement monetary policy . A CBDC is defined as a digital form of money that is a direct liability of the Federal Reserve System and widely available to the public, though the bill includes an exception for open, permissionless, and private dollar-denominated digital currencies that preserve privacy protections. Finally, the legislation includes a sense of Congress asserting that the Federal Reserve lacks the constitutional authority to issue a CBDC without explicit congressional approval.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3801
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 17, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1919
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3801
    CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act


  • March 25, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • July 17, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1919
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

USA119th CongressS-1124| Senate 
| Updated: 3/25/2025
This bill amends the Federal Reserve Act to impose significant restrictions on the Federal Reserve's interaction with individuals and its development of digital currencies. It explicitly prohibits Federal Reserve banks from offering products or services directly to individuals, such as maintaining individual accounts. Furthermore, the legislation bans Federal Reserve banks from directly or indirectly issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) or any substantially similar digital asset. The bill extends these prohibitions to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, preventing them from testing, studying, developing, or implementing a CBDC. It also forbids the Board and the Federal Open Market Committee from utilizing a CBDC to implement monetary policy . A CBDC is defined as a digital form of money that is a direct liability of the Federal Reserve System and widely available to the public, though the bill includes an exception for open, permissionless, and private dollar-denominated digital currencies that preserve privacy protections. Finally, the legislation includes a sense of Congress asserting that the Federal Reserve lacks the constitutional authority to issue a CBDC without explicit congressional approval.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 118-3801
CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Mar 25, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Jul 17, 2025

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 119-1919
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 118-3801
    CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act


  • March 25, 2025
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 25, 2025
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.


  • July 17, 2025

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 119-1919
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Ted Cruz

Ted Cruz

Republican Senator

Texas

Cosponsors (7)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)Jon Husted (Republican)Bernie Moreno (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Bills

  • HR 119-1919: Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted