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HR 3633 Blocked in the Senate

Establishes a federal framework for regulating the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and bars the Federal Reserve Banks from offering accounts or products directly to individuals or issuing a central bank digital currency.

Official title: Digital Asset Market Clarity Act

Outcome Blocked in the Senate: it did not get the 60 votes needed to end debate
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 29-MAY-2025
Referred 29-MAY-2025
Approved by committee 10-JUN-2025
Reported 23-JUN-2025
On the calendar 23-JUN-2025
Passed 17-JUL-2025
Senate
Received 18-SEP-2025
Approved by committee 14-MAY-2026
Reported 01-JUN-2026
On the calendar 01-JUN-2026
Blocked 15-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Divides oversight of digital commodities between the SEC and the CFTC, and sets registration rules for digital commodity exchanges, brokers, and dealers
  • Exempts certain primary sales of digital commodities from registration when the blockchain system meets maturity criteria, with disclosure and reporting duties for issuers that have not yet matured
  • Prohibits Federal Reserve Banks from offering financial products or accounts directly to individuals and from issuing a central bank digital currency, and bars the Board from using one for monetary policy
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (29-MAY-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 01-JUN-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

Finance and Financial Sector

Sponsor J. French Hill (R-AR) Cosponsors · 21
■ 14 R■ 7 D