Will prohibit the creation of a central bank digital currency to protect Americans' privacy.

Prohibiting the creation of a Central Bank Digital Currency to protect Americans’ personal privacy.

The release says the package will ban a central bank digital currency to protect privacy.

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Engrossed House text says the bill would bar a Federal Reserve bank from issuing a central bank digital currency and would provide that the Board of Governors may not "test, study, develop, create, or implement a central bank digital currency." It also states that the bill passed the House on July 17, 2025.

The 119th Congress bill directly matches the promised CBDC prohibition, but this text shows House passage only, not enactment into law.

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Congress.gov - Text of H.R.1919, Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, 119th Congress
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Emmer as sponsor and Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] as an original cosponsor dated 03/06/2025.

Barr took concrete legislative action in the relevant 119th Congress by cosponsoring the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act on introduction.

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Congress.gov - Cosponsors of H.R.1919, 119th Congress
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Roll Call 201, Bill Number H.R.1919, was on passage of the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act. Status: Passed, yea 219, nay 210. The vote list records Barr, Republican, Kentucky, KY, as Yea.

Barr voted for House passage of the CBDC prohibition bill, and the House passed it, but passage by one chamber is not final fulfillment.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House - Roll Call 201 on H.R.1919
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Congress.gov lists H.R.1919's latest action as House - 07/17/2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table, and the tracker status as Passed House, with later steps Passed Senate, To President, and Became Law not completed.

As of the available record, Barr-backed H.R.1919 had not become law, leaving the statutory CBDC ban unresolved rather than delivered.

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Congress.gov - H.R.1919 Bill Status, 119th Congress
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Congress.gov lists S.1124 as introduced by Sen. Cruz on 03/25/2025, referred to the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and having the status Introduced. CRS summary says the bill would prohibit Federal Reserve banks from issuing a central bank digital currency and prohibit the Board from using, testing, studying, creating, or implementing one.

The Senate companion had not advanced beyond introduction, reinforcing that Congress had not enacted a statutory CBDC prohibition by this record.

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Congress.gov - S.1124, Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, 119th Congress
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Executive Order 14178 states a policy of protecting Americans from CBDC risks that threaten individual privacy, including by prohibiting the establishment, issuance, circulation, and use of a CBDC within U.S. jurisdiction. Section 5 prohibits agencies, except as required by law, from undertaking any action to establish, issue, or promote CBDCs and orders ongoing CBDC creation plans terminated.

A federal executive action imposed an anti-CBDC policy tied to privacy concerns, but it was not Barr's legislation and is less durable than a statutory prohibition on the Federal Reserve.

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Federal Register - Executive Order 14178, Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology
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Congress.gov lists Rep. Emmer as sponsor of H.R.5403 and Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] as an original cosponsor dated 09/12/2023.

Before the 119th Congress, Barr had already backed the predecessor CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act, showing sustained legislative effort.

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Congress.gov - Cosponsors of H.R.5403, 118th Congress
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Congress.gov records H.R.5403's latest action as Senate - 06/03/2024 received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The tracker status is Passed House, with House passage on 05/23/2024 by recorded vote 216-192.

The predecessor bill passed the House but died short of enactment in the Senate, so it did not fulfill the promise as law despite concrete effort.

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Congress.gov - H.R.5403 Bill Status, 118th Congress
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Roll Call 230 was on passage of H.R.5403, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act. Status: Passed, Aye 216, No 192. The vote list records Barr, Republican, Kentucky, KY, as Aye.

Barr voted for the 118th Congress CBDC prohibition bill when it passed the House, but that bill still did not become law.

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Office of the Clerk, U.S. House - Roll Call 230 on H.R.5403
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