Official Summaries

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales and issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on December 30, 2024. The rule generally requires persons effectuating decentralized financial (DeFi) transactions to report certain information regarding digital asset sales to the IRS.

This joint resolution nullifies requirements for persons effectuating decentralized financial (DeFi) transactions to report certain information regarding digital asset sales to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies the requirements included in the rule titled Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales and issued by the IRS on December 30, 2024.

Decentralized finance refers to the suite of financial activities and services that are facilitated by cryptocurrency and intended to be conducted without any sort of reliance on traditional financial tools or intermediaries.

Current Full Text

[119th Congress Public Law 5]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 119-5
119th Congress

                            Joint Resolution


 
  Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, 
   United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue 
Service relating to ``Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly 
 Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales''. <<NOTE: Apr. 10, 
                        2025 -  [H.J. Res. 25]>> 

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled, That Congress disapproves the 
rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to ``Gross 
Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services 
Effectuating Digital Asset Sales'' (89 Fed. Reg. 106928 (December 30, 
2024)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.

    Approved April 10, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.J. Res. 25 (S.J. Res. 3):
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 119-7 (Comm. on Ways and Means).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 171 (2025):
            Mar. 11, considered and passed House.
            Mar. 26, considered and passed Senate.

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