A bill to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes. — Senate Roll Call 318

Bill Passed in the Senate on June 17, 2025 · 68 Yea, 30 Nay, 2 Not Voting

Question: On Passage of the Bill S. 1582

Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act or the GENIUS Act This bill establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (digital assets which an issuer must redeem for a fixed value). Under the bill, only permitted issuers may issue a payment stablecoin for use by U.S. persons, subject to certain exceptions and safe harbors. Permitted issuers must be a subsidiary of an insured depository institution, a federal-qualified nonbank payment stablecoin issuer, or…

Vote Breakdown by Party

• Republican: 50 Yea, 2 Nay, 1 not voting/present.
• Democrat: 18 Yea, 26 Nay, 1 not voting/present.
• Independent: 0 Yea, 2 Nay.

Members Who Voted Against Their Party

• Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Cory Booker (D-NJ) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• John Fetterman (D-PA) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Margaret Hassan (D-NH) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Martin Heinrich (D-NM) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• John Hickenlooper (D-CO) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Andy Kim (D-NJ) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• Ben Luján (D-NM) voted Yea while most Democrats voted No.
• …and 10 more — see the full breakdown below.

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