Josh Hawley (R-MO)

S.Amdt. 2240

S.Amdt. 2240 · Senate amendment

A Republican amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 1582 — GENIUS Act

Not adopted

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration
  3. Failed

What this amendment would do

  • Mr. Hawley submitted the amendment numbered SA 2240 to the bill S. 1582.

  • The purpose of the amendment is to add an exception to Section 230(c) of the Communications Act of 1934.

  • It aims to change the law so that the legal protections under Section 230(c) do not apply to any person that issues a payment stablecoin, as defined in section 2 of the GENIUS Act.