I am proud of the progress we made, and I am determined to keep fighting to regulate this technology, protect the millions of Americans who own crypto, and ensure that communities across Maryland can harness the benefits of digital assets safely.
Keep fighting to regulate digital assets, protect crypto owners, and ensure Maryland communities can safely benefit from digital assets.
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Evidence
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“When I voted in May to advance the CLARITY Act out of the Banking Committee, I was clear that now is the time to regulate digital assets and protect consumers.”
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Vote Result: Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected
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“That is why I’ve been at the table. I’ve been in negotiations for over nine months, working toward regulating digital assets”
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Full Title An act to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes.
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Today, the GENIUS Act, of which Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) was an original cosponsor and key negotiator, became law.
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Cosponsors Charles E. Schumer (NY); Elizabeth Warren (MA); Mazie K. Hirono (HI); Chris Van Hollen (MD); Jack Reed (RI); Kirsten E. Gillibrand (NY); Catherine Cortez Masto (NV); Ron Wyden (OR); Bernard Sanders (VT); Andy Kim (NJ); Angela D. Alsobrooks (MD)
Assessments
The verified commitment was a broad pledge to keep fighting to regulate digital assets and protect crypto owners. Verified evidence shows the GENIUS Act became law and identifies Alsobrooks as an original cosponsor and key negotiator, which is material candidate contribution to enacted regulation of payment stablecoins, a subset of digital assets. Because the broader digital-asset regulatory effort remained unresolved, this supports partial rather than full delivery.