# 119-s-1803: STABLE GENIUS Act

119-s-1803, STABLE GENIUS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-1803
- Congress: 119
- Title: STABLE GENIUS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Bars covered federal officials and candidates from buying, selling, holding, or otherwise gaining financial exposure to digital assets while campaigning, serving, or for one year after leaving office.** It would also require those assets to be placed in an approved qualified blind trust with public disclosure and strict trustee duties. - Applies to Presidents, Vice Presidents, Senators, Representatives, Delegates to Congress, the Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico, and candidates. It would ban direct trades, synthetic exposure such as derivatives, and pooled exposure through funds during campaign periods, terms, and for 1 year after leaving office. - Requires each covered individual to put any digital asset into a qualified blind trust approved by the supervising ethics office. Trustees must divest assets within 6 months, certify yearly that they gave no asset information to the official, and not have close personal or business ties to the covered individual. - Supervising ethics offices must publish qualified blind trust agreements on their public websites for covered individuals. - Enforcement includes civil actions by the Attorney General, disgorgement of profits, and civil fines up to $250,000. Criminal penalties would apply if violations cause aggregate losses of $1,000,000 or more or generate financial benefit and could include fines and up to 18 years in prison. - Prohibited transactions are treated as unofficial acts for immunity purposes so covered individuals could not claim official-duty immunity for those transactions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Blind trust rules and forced divestment: cost, medium. If enacted, covered individuals could only keep digital-asset investments by placing them into an approved qualified blind trust. The trust must be approved in writing by the supervising ethics office before use. Trustees would have to sell or otherwise divest assets placed in the trust within six…
- Penalties for officials who break rules: cost, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General could sue covered individuals who violate the ban and seek civil fines and disgorgement. Knowing violations could bring a civil fine up to $250,000 and courts could make violators pay profits to the U.S. Treasury. Criminal charges could apply if a knowing violation…
- Ban on digital-asset deals for officials: cost, medium. If enacted, the bill would bar covered federal officeholders and candidates from many dealings in digital assets. Covered people include the President, Vice President, members of Congress, delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and candidates for those offices. "Digital asset" would mean any value r…
- Federal Election Commission supervises trusts: cost, low. If enacted, the bill would add the Federal Election Commission to the list of supervising ethics offices. The FEC would supervise qualified blind trusts and handle approvals and public posting for candidates in covered federal elections. This clarifies which agency reviews candidate trust agreement…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act

## Sources
- [119-s-1803 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/1803)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1803 (as of 2026-04-21).