House Republicans press ahead on reworking Senate housing package - Live Updates - POLITICO

…House lawmakers of both parties have taken issue with language in the Senate bill that would require single-family homes built as long term rentals to be sold after seven years.

 House Republicans are also pushing for the final bill to include a permanent ban on the Federal Reserve issuing digital currency and the potential addition of community banking provisions…

 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/05/12/congress/house-republicans-housing-bill-changes-trump-00917113

 

House passes bill to prevent creation of CBDCs

The U.S. House of Representatives has voted against the Fed putting dollars on a blockchain (or something similar)…

https://www.axios.com/2024/05/23/cbdc-house-central-bank-digital-currencies

DeSantis attacks Federal Reserve over digital currency plans - The Washington Post

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) has argued recently that the Fed would use a digital currency "to impose an ESG agenda," referencing policies geared toward environmental, social and governance goals. Speaking in Pennsylvania on April 1, the Republican firebrand said that if Americans "use too much gas, they're going to stop it. They're not going to honor the transaction because you've already bought more than what they think. You want to go buy a rifle, they're going to say no, you have too many, too many of those, you can't do it." 

But that scenario bears no resemblance to the central bank's slow exploration of digital currency...

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/04/11/desantis-fed-digital-currency/