New Bipartisan House Bill Would Lock U.S. Bitcoin Holdings Into a 20-Year Strategic Reserve

By Isaac • May 24, 2026 8:39 am •

Two House members from opposite sides of the aisle want to put the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve into federal law.

Congressman Nick Begich and Congressman Jared Golden introduced the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 on May 21. The bill would create a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve housed inside the U.S. Department of the Treasury and impose a minimum 20-year hold on any Bitcoin placed in it.

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— Congressman Nick Begich