U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Bill Nears House Committee Vote on Sept. 16
Key Insights
- U.S. Bitcoin reserve bill reaches House committee markup Sept. 16.
- H.R. 8957 would impose a 20-year holding period on reserve Bitcoin.
- The CLARITY Act faces a separate Senate procedural vote Tuesday.
The U.S. Bitcoin reserve bill will reach the House Financial Services Committee on Sept. 16. Lawmakers scheduled H.R. 8957 for a 10:00 a.m. ET markup in Washington. The measure would place a statutory Strategic Bitcoin Reserve inside the Treasury Department.
The bill mattered because President Donald Trump already created a reserve through executive action in March 2025. H.R. 8957 would move that policy into federal statute. That shift could make the reserve harder for a future administration to reverse unilaterally.
U.S. Bitcoin Reserve Bill Heads to Committee Markup
The House Financial Services Committee listed H.R. 8957 among measures scheduled for Wednesdayโs markup. The committee record identified the bill as the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026. Rep. Nick Begich introduced it on May 21 with Rep. Jared Golden as a Democratic co-lead.
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