Based on previous comments, Patty Murray has indicated they are somewhat pro-cryptocurrency. Below you can view the tweets, quotes, and other commentary Patty Murray has made about crypto.
Fallen Servicemembers Religious Heritage Restoration Act
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This legislation prohibits the Federal Reserve from directly or indirectly issuing a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) to individuals, maintaining accounts for individuals, or using a CBDC for monetary policy. It also bars the Federal Reserve Board of Governors from testing, developing, or implementing a CBDC without explicit authorization from Congress. Crucially, the bill carves out an exception for open, permissionless, and private dollar-denominated digital assets, ensuring that private stablecoins and decentralized cryptocurrencies are not restricted by these prohibitions.
A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales".
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This joint resolution uses the Congressional Review Act to invalidate an Internal Revenue Service rule regarding tax reporting for digital asset transactions. The targeted rule requires a wide range of platforms to report gross proceeds as brokers. By blocking this regulation, the resolution aims to prevent the imposition of expansive tax reporting mandates on decentralized protocols, software developers, and other crypto intermediaries.
For congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to "Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 121".
This staff accounting bulletin expresses the views of the staff regarding the accounting for obligations to safeguard crypto-assets an entity holds for platform users.