Permanently ban the Federal Reserve from creating a central bank digital currency.

Michael Cloud · Texas · Republican

policy impact 0.78 specificity 0.92 extraction confidence 97%

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A permanent ban on CBDC is a critical piece when creating a sensible framework of good standards for digital assets in our country.

Calls for a permanent ban on a central bank digital currency as part of digital asset policy.

Rep. Michael Cloud on X: CBDC permanent ban
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Evidence

The House Rules Committee record provides that the House amendment to S. 1318 would add the text of H.R. 1919 as passed by the House. The same record lists a Cloud (TX) amendment, with other sponsors, to prohibit the Federal Reserve from studying, developing, or issuing a central bank digital currency.

Cloud continued concrete legislative action in 2026, and House procedural materials incorporated anti-CBDC text into a Senate vehicle. This shows serious effort, but not enactment of a permanent statutory ban.

unresolved same_term A for effort

House Rules Committee, S. 1318 - Foreign Intelligence Accountability Act
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 1919 with status Passed House, a July 17, 2025 House passage vote of 219-210, an official title to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit Federal Reserve banks from certain CBDC-related activities, and Rep. Michael Cloud as a March 6, 2025 cosponsor.

The main permanent-ban bill advanced through the House and Cloud cosponsored it, but the official bill record does not show Senate passage, presentation to the President, or enactment into law. The permanent ban remains unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Congress.gov, H.R. 1919 - Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
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unresolved same_term A for effort

Cloud materially advanced the anti-CBDC promise during the same federal term by cosponsoring H.R. 1919 and offering a related House Rules amendment. The House passed anti-CBDC text, but there is no evidence that the Senate passed it, that it was presented to the President, or that a permanent statutory ban became law. Because the 119th Congress and Cloud's federal service are ongoing, the promise is not delivered but remains unresolved rather than definitively failed.

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