I will prohibit the Federal Reserve from studying, developing, or issuing a central bank digital currency.

Frank D. Lucas · Oklahoma · Republican

policy impact 3.00 specificity 1.00 extraction confidence 94%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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GovInfo lists H.R. 1919 as reported with Rep. Frank Lucas among the named members supporting the bill. The bill text would prohibit Federal Reserve banks from issuing a central bank digital currency and would bar the Board of Governors from testing, studying, developing, creating, or implementing a CBDC.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Lucas took concrete legislative action as a cosponsor/supporter of House anti-CBDC legislation that closely matches the promise, but this source reflects a bill stage rather than enacted law.

partial same_term A for effort

H.R. 1919 (RH) - Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 93%

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The Senate floor record states that the motion to proceed to consideration of the House message to accompany S. 1318 was rejected by a 47-52 yea-nay vote, Record Vote Number 164.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The most recent official action found shows the House message vehicle carrying anti-CBDC language failed to advance in the Senate, so the federal statutory prohibition remained unresolved and not delivered as of the refresh date.

unresolved same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Floor Activity - Thursday, June 4, 2026
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 89%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): never. same_term A for effort

The promised outcome was a federal statutory prohibition on the Federal Reserve studying, developing, or issuing a CBDC. Lucas materially supported closely matching House anti-CBDC legislation, including H.R. 1919, and the House advanced anti-CBDC language. But the measure was not enacted; the Senate rejected proceeding to the House message for S. 1318 on June 5, 2026, leaving no completed federal prohibition. This is a serious same-term legislative attempt, but the promised prohibition has not been delivered.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%