S2281-118

Introduced

To provide for consumer protection and responsible financial innovation, to bring crypto assets within the regulatory perimeter, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jul 12, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for consumer protection and responsible financial innovation, to bring crypto assets within the regulatory perimeter, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Government Operations, Criminal Justice.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title; table of contents This Act may be cited as the Lummis-Gillibrand Responsible Financial Innovation Act. The table of contents for this Act is as...
  • Section id52E7A54B0E9F45AAB3527316A96C7CD2: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term commodity has the meaning given the term in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a). The terms crypto...
  • Section idA245250970C8460DAFF371A23A8EB1A6: 101. Definitions Subtitle VI of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding after chapter 97 the following: 98Crypto assets Sec. 9801. Definitions....
  • Section id3C6E6B41796A45028F98112F888C0D2A: 9801. Definitions In this chapter: The term appropriate commission means the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or the Securities and Exchange Commission, or...
  • Section id598f682894014d2fac8178a7bceab04a: 201. Sense of Congress relating to crypto asset enforcement powers Congress finds the following relating to the authority of the Commodity Futures Trading...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To provide for consumer protection and responsible financial innovation, to bring crypto assets within the regulatory perimeter, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Government Operations, Criminal Justice

Primary Purpose

This bill, To provide for consumer protection and responsible financial innovation, to bring crypto assets within the regulatory perimeter, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Government Operations Criminal Justice

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies:
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jul 12, 2023

Ms. Lummis (for herself and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Government Operations Criminal Justice
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_treasury"
→ Secretary of the Treasury

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

9 terms
"Commissions" §id2d9f4dd33cde40f18a0fa19d5c1db56b

the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, acting jointly. The term covered advertisement— means a communication that— relates to— the desirability of purchasing or entering into a transaction for a crypto asset

"Commissions" §id3214414270ff45fa8794fda230477dbf

the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, acting jointly. The term covered advertisement— means a communication that— relates to— the desirability of purchasing or entering into a transaction for a crypto asset

"payment stablecoin" §id3C6E6B41796A45028F98112F888C0D2A

a claim represented on a distributed ledger or a similar analogue that is— redeemable, on demand, on a 1-to-1 basis for instruments denominated in United States dollars

"controlling interest" §id7369e8a551034ad68de32821d1ed90a9

a circumstance when a person, directly or indirectly, or acting through or in concert with 1 or more persons— owns, controls, or has the power to vote 25 percent or more of any class of voting securities of a covered depository institution

"registered crypto asset exchange" §id8cb8d3e79e564c9d9acc36f40a8d946a

a crypto asset exchange registered under section 5i. in paragraph (45) (as so redesignated)— in subparagraph (E), by striking and at the end

"payment stablecoin" §idA245250970C8460DAFF371A23A8EB1A6

a claim represented on a distributed ledger or a similar analogue that is— redeemable, on demand, on a 1-to-1 basis for instruments denominated in United States dollars

"nonmember professional" §idFDB9F97778744F8B96ECBD17293C1EDF

any person that— is a crypto asset intermediary

"nonmember professional" §iddb1a0df27bb44b21bb06f061700f6f15

any person that— is a crypto asset intermediary

"controlling interest" §ide6a520106bad4e6ca5f6fb67cd0cbc8a

a circumstance when a person, directly or indirectly, or acting through or in concert with 1 or more persons— owns, controls, or has the power to vote 25 percent or more of any class of voting securities of a covered depository institution

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