After earlier defiance, House GOP aligns with Trump to move forward with crypto bills
Source: ABC News
July 16, 2025, 1:56 PM
House Republicans on Wednesday followed directions from President Donald Trump to move forward with a package of legislation that includes three cryptocurrency measures -- a day after hard-liners defied the president and tanked it.
The House passed the procedural motion, 215-211 -- a day after the hard-liners failed to advance the measure. Still there was some drama as several Republicans voted against it before changing their votes.
The legislation has several other procedural hurdles before it advances out of the House. On Tuesday, Trump said he made a deal with the Republicans who voted against the crypto bills -- CLARITY, GENIUS and Anti CBDC Surveillance Act.
Trump -- who has said crypto is a top priority for his administration -- said in a social media post on Tuesday that he met in the Oval Office with 11 of the 12 GOP members needed to pass the package and that they "all agreed to vote tomorrow morning in favor of the Rule." Trump did not provide specifics about the deal.
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/house-republican-hard-liners-defy-trump-speaker-johnson/story?id=123780190
They passed the Rules package (which governs debate (how long), if any Amendments are permitted, etc).