Rep. Keith Self Targets Federal Reserve Digital Dollar With Amendment to 3,000-Page US Defense Bill
On December 8, 2025, Rep. Keith Self criticized Republican leaders for leaving anti-CBDC language out of the US defense bill and filed an amendment on Tuesday to block a Federal Reserve digital dollar. The proposal would prohibit the Fed from developing or issuing a central bank digital currency and from holding direct consumer accounts, while carving out an exception for open, permissionless, private dollar-denominated currency.