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S4157119th Congress·Introduced 2026-03-19

Is The Bill "No Bailout for Crypto Act" Crypto Friendly?

Based on 1 published commentary, this bill is very anti-crypto.

Very Anti-Crypto
About this bill

This legislation prohibits federal agencies from providing financial assistance, bailouts, or emergency liquidity to digital asset market participants. The prohibition applies to digital asset intermediaries, service providers, distributed ledger protocols, decentralized finance (DeFi) trading protocols, and traditional financial institutions engaging in digital asset activities. Additionally, it explicitly bars these entities from accessing emergency liquidity facilities under the Federal Reserve Act and prevents the use of the Exchange Stabilization Fund for their benefit.

Introduced
2026-03-19
Status
Introduced and Sponsored
Legislature
119th Congress
Stance on Crypto
Very Anti-Crypto
From 1 published commentary

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Support in Congress
  • Sponsors1 Democrat1
  • Cosponsors5 Democrats · 1 Independent6
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Commentary

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marked this bill asVery Anti-Crypto

This bill represents a restrictive regulatory effort to structurally isolate the cryptocurrency industry from the broader United States financial safety net. By explicitly prohibiting federal agencies from providing financial assistance to digital asset intermediaries, service providers, and DeFi protocols, the legislation seeks to ensure that taxpayer-funded resources are never used to rescue failing crypto firms. While framed as a measure to protect taxpayers from absorbing market losses, the practical impact is the institutionalization of a dual-tier financial system where crypto-native firms are excluded from standard emergency liquidity protections. Denying access to the Federal Reserve’s emergency liquidity facilities under Section 13(3) and the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund removes vital stabilization tools during periods of systemic market stress. This targeted exclusion increases the operational and systemic risks for financial institutions that integrate digital assets, potentially discouraging traditional banks from servicing the crypto sector due to the lack of a regulatory backstop. Consequently, the bill acts as a punitive barrier to the mature integration of digital assets within the regulated financial system, elevating the risk of abrupt liquidations and banking friction for lawful crypto enterprises.

Where Congress stands

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Sponsors

1

1 Democrat

  • Profile picture of Dick Durbin
    Dick Durbin
    Senator · IL

Cosponsors

6

5 Democrats · 1 Independent

Democrats5

  • Profile picture of Mazie Hirono
    Mazie Hirono
    Senator · HI
  • Profile picture of Jeff Merkley
    Jeff Merkley
    Senator · OR
  • Profile picture of Tina Smith
    Tina Smith
    Senator · MN
  • Profile picture of Elizabeth Warren
    Elizabeth Warren
    Senator · MA
  • Profile picture of Peter Welch
    Peter Welch
    Senator · VT

Independent1

  • Profile picture of Bernie Sanders
    Bernie Sanders
    Senator · VT