{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://dustyjohnson.house.gov/media/press-releases/johnson-votes-protect-americans-financial-privacy", "Johnson Votes to Protect Americans\u2019 Financial Privacy", "2025-07-18", "2025", "2025-07", "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.) voted to pass the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act to prohibit a central bank digital currency (CBDC) and protect the financial privacy of all Americans.\n\n\u201cA central bank digital currency allows governments to track purchases of its users \u2013 this is wholly un-American,\u201d said Johnson. \u201cCountries like China utilize a central bank digital currency to punish and reward their citizens \u2013 we should not be taking any tips from the Chinese Communist Party\u2019s playbook. I\u2019m glad the House passed the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act to protect the financial privacy and freedoms of Americans.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nUnlike decentralized digital assets, CBDCs are digital forms of sovereign currency issued and controlled by the federal government, with transactions occurring on a government-managed ledger. In short, a CBDC is government-controlled programmable money that, if not designed to mimic cash, could provide the federal government with detailed transaction data on individual users and the ability to program the CBDC to suppress politically unpopular activities.\n\nIn March 2022, then-President Biden issued an executive order urging for CBDC research and development. The corresponding report made it clear that the Biden Administration was not only wanting to create a CBDC, but they are willing to trade Americans\u2019 right to financial privacy for a surveillance-style CBDC.\n\nPresident Trump issued an executive order prohibiting federal agencies from pursuing a CBDC. The Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act codifies President Trump\u2019s executive order, permanently banning their development, so future administrations cannot weaponize this technology against Americans.\n\nSpecifically, the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act:", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T14:40:33Z"]], "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-votes-protect-americans-financial-privacy"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0019869077950716, "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"}