Comitê da Câmara dos EUA avança legislação para interromper CBDCs
The United States House Financial Services Committee, chaired by Patrick McHenry, is progressing with two bills aimed at preventing the Federal Reserve from issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) without Congressional approval. #NOVO: Presidente @PatrickMcHenry anuncia uma revisão da legislação para fortalecer a segurança nacional americana e impedir a emissão de uma moeda digital do banco central. - Serviços Financeiros GOP (@FinancialCmte) 16 de Setembro de 2023 The first bill, known as the Digital Dollar Pilot Prevention Act or H.R. 3712, was introduced by Representative Alex Mooney (R-W.V) in May. This legislation would require the Federal Reserve to obtain Congressional approval before initiating any pilot programs to test CBDCs. The markup session for these bills is scheduled for September 20, a critical step before the legislation moves to the House floor. The Federal Reserve has not yet decided on issuing a CBDC but has been filling technical positions for a potential CBDC project. This indicates that the concept of a digital dollar is still under consideration. The second bill is an amendment to the Federal Reserve Act, which would prohibit Federal Reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to individuals and restrict the use of CBDCs for monetary policy. Political controversy and