{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-opposes-central-digital-bank-currency", "Johnson Opposes Central Digital Bank Currency", "2024-04-05", "2024", "2024-04", "Republican", "House", "SD", "Dusty Johnson", "J000301", "dustyjohnson.house.gov", "dustyjohnson", "https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, D.C. \u2013 U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) cosponsored the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act to prevent the creation of a central digital bank currency (CDBC), protecting the financial privacy of all Americans.\n\nUnlike decentralized cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, a CBDC is a digital form of sovereign currency that is issued, monitored, and managed by a central bank. In short, a CBDC is government-controlled programmable money that, if designed without the privacy protections of cash, could give the federal government unilateral authority to surveil Americans\u2019 transactions and restrict politically unpopular activity.\n\n\u201cDigital assets help the private market grow and innovate, but the government should not monitor and police the transactions of private, law-abiding citizens,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cThis bill is necessary to protect the financial privacy and liberty of our citizens.\u201d\n\nSpecifically, the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act:\n\nProhibits the Federal Reserve from issuing a CBDC directly to anyone, ensuring the Fed cannot turn itself into a retail bank with the ability to collect financial information on Americans.\n\nBars the Federal Reserve from indirectly issuing a CBDC through financial institutions or other third-party intermediaries.\n\nPrevents the Federal Reserve from using any CBDC as a tool to implement monetary policy and control the economy.\n\nRequires authorizing legislation from Congress for the issuance of any CBDC.\n\nProtects innovation that reflects American values.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T20:47:55Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-opposes-central-digital-bank-currency"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.6747611332684755, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}