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S. 394 · 119th CongressFinance and Financial Sector

GENIUS Act of 2025 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 4, 2025, with cosponsors split almost evenly between the parties

Sponsored by Hagerty, Bill R-TN · 4 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans
IntroducedFeb 4, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 249 words.

Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins of 2025 or the GENIUS Act of 2025 This bill establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (digital assets which an issuer must redeem for a fixed monetary value). Under the bill, only permitted issuers may issue a payment stablecoin in the United States. Permitted issuers must be a subsidiary of an insured depository institution, a federal-qualified nonbank payment stablecoin issuer, or a state-qualified payment stablecoin issuer. Permitted issuers must be regulated by the appropriate federal or state regulator. Permitted issuers may choose federal or state regulation; however, state regulation is limited to those with a stablecoin issuance of $10 billion or less. Permitted issuers must maintain reserves backing the stablecoin on a one-to-one basis using U.S. currency or other similarly liquid assets, as specified. Permitted issuers must also publicly disclose their redemption policy and publish monthly the details of their reserves. The bill sets forth requirements for (1) reusing reserves; (2) providing safekeeping services for stablecoins; and (3) supervisory, examination, and enforcement authority. In a bankruptcy insolvency proceeding involving a payment stablecoin issuer, stablecoin holders have priority over all other claims. Under the bill, permitted payment stablecoins are not considered securities under securities law. However, permitted issuers are subject to the Bank Secrecy Act for anti-money laundering and related purposes. The Federal Reserve must create and implement agreements with other jurisdictions that similarly regulate stablecoins for the purpose of facilitating international transactions and interoperability with U.S. dollar-denominated stablecoins issued overseas.

Context
Committees
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
Policy area
Finance and Financial Sector: 53 of 3,256 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.6%)
Sponsor
3 of 80 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in senate · 8,518 words
Latest action
Feb 4, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]