Elizabeth Warren (D-MA)

S.Amdt. 2320

S.Amdt. 2320 · Senate amendment

A Democratic 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

This amendment would add a prohibition on the issuance of payment stablecoins to section 4(a) of the bill.

  • It would prevent certain entities from issuing a payment stablecoin.
  • The prohibition applies to a bank holding company, which is a company that owns or controls one or more banks, if it has total consolidated assets of at least $700,000,000,000 or is identified as a global systemically important bank holding company.
  • The prohibition also applies to an insured depository institution, which is a financial institution protected by federal deposit insurance, if it has at least $700,000,000,000 in total consolidated assets.
  • This restriction extends to any affiliate or subsidiary of these entities.
  • An affiliate is defined as an entity where the person owns at least 5 percent of outstanding shares or has one or more representatives on the Board of Directors.