S. 3666 · 117th Congress · Senate

ACES Act

Active· Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 321.
Introduced
Feb 16, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act or ACES Act

This bill requires the Department of State to devise and implement a plan to mitigate any potential risk to the U.S. financial system posed by the adoption of a cryptocurrency as legal tender in El Salvador and any other country that uses the U.S. dollar as legal tender. The State Department must report to Congress on this plan and on various issues relating to El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.

Previous Versions

00Feb 16, 2022

Accountability for Cryptocurrency in El Salvador Act or ACES Act

This bill requires the Department of State to devise and implement a plan to mitigate any potential risk to the U.S. financial system posed by the adoption of a cryptocurrency as legal tender in El Salvador and any other country that uses the U.S. dollar as legal tender. The State Department must report to Congress on this plan and on various issues relating to El Salvador's adoption of Bitcoin as legal tender.

Action Timeline

6
  1. APR 04, 2022Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations

    Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  2. APR 04, 2022Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations

    Reported by Senator Menendez with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

  3. APR 04, 2022Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 321.

  4. MAR 23, 2022Committee

    Committee on Foreign Relations

    Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  5. FEB 16, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  6. FEB 16, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Committees

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Apr 4, 2022

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Mar 23, 2022

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Foreign Relations Committee

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Referred: Feb 16, 2022

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