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Rules Committee rejects member amendments on crypto ethics, consumer protections and document releases; reports rules package to floor
Summary
The House Rules Committee approved a rules package sending four measures to the floor but rejected several member proposed amendments — including bids to require self‑custody protections, bar elected officials from issuing stablecoins, and to require release of the so‑called Epstein materials — in recorded committee votes.
The House Rules Committee on Thursday approved a rules package to allow floor consideration of four measures — HR 4016 (Department of Defense appropriations FY26), HR 36 33 (Digital Asset Market Clarity Act), HR 19 19 (Anti‑CBDC Veil State Act) and Senate S 15 82 (Genius Act) — but members repeatedly offered and lost amendments on a range of policy and transparency items.
What passed: the committee approved the rules package in a recorded vote after considering many member‑proposed amendments. The motion to report the rule was offered by Representative Jack; committee minutes show the rules package was approved by the committee and the committee proceeded to transmit the rule to the House floor.
Notable defeated amendment votes (committee roll call results per committee record): - Self‑custody (Rep. Davidson): proposed language to protect individuals’ right to…
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