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Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) 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; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.

House

Approves House consideration of four specified bills, including defense appropriations and digital asset measures, while waiving a Rules Committee reporting requirement for certain resolutions

Latest action: Wed Jul 16 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Price Stability Act of 2026

House

Removes maximum employment from the Federal Reserve's monetary policy goals to focus those goals more narrowly on price stability

Latest action: Wed Jun 24 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025

House

Directs the Government Accountability Office to complete a full audit of the Federal Reserve Board and Federal Reserve banks, including monetary policy and international financial transactions

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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BLOCK Act

Senate

Establishes the BLOCK Act as a Senate bill referred to Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs for consideration

Latest action: Mon Feb 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025

House

Establishes a congressional approval requirement for major agency rules while keeping the existing review process for nonmajor rules

Latest action: Fri Jan 03 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Common Cents Act

Senate

Eliminates production of low-denomination coins as proposed by the Common Cents Act

Latest action: Mon Aug 10 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Bill

Common Cents Act

House

Ends production of the penny and requires cash payments, transfers, and wages to be rounded to the nearest five cents

Latest action: Wed Jul 15 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Bringing the Discount Window into the 21st Century Act

House

Requires the Federal Reserve Board to review the discount window lending program, create a remediation plan for identified weaknesses, and report progress to Congress

Latest action: Wed Feb 11 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Unfunded Mandates Accountability and Transparency Act of 2025

House

Increase accountability and transparency requirements for unfunded federal mandates imposed on state, local, and tribal governments and the private sector

Latest action: Tue Jan 13 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Main Street Act

House

Loosens banking regulations by easing capital, supervision, merger, and reporting requirements for banks and financial companies

Latest action: Wed Jul 22 2026 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Fed Integrity and Independence Act of 2025

House

Establishes safeguards for Federal Reserve integrity and independence in monetary policy and oversight

Latest action: Thu Sep 18 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Affirming the independence of the Federal Reserve System, its Chairman, and the Board of Governors.

House

Expresses support for the independence of the Federal Reserve System, its Chairman, and the Board of Governors in monetary policy and central bank governance

Latest action: Thu Sep 04 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2025

Senate

Require a full audit of the Federal Reserve System and related monetary policy operations to increase transparency and congressional oversight

Latest action: Thu Dec 11 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

Senate

Prohibit the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency or offering retail banking services directly to individuals

Latest action: Tue Mar 25 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
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Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act

House

Prohibits Federal Reserve banks and the Federal Reserve Board from issuing or using a central bank digital currency, including direct retail accounts and most CBDC testing or implementation

Latest action: Thu Jul 17 2025 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)