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Senators Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) introduced it Made in America Act on March 30, the creation of a government certification program to breed Bitcoin mining and codifying President Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve system to become a law.
The bill targets a threat that companies can no longer ignore: US regulation 38% about Global Bitcoin hash rate but sources 97% of its mining equipment from China.
That asymmetry is the whole theory of law. Hash geography and hardware dependency are two different things – and right now, they’re pointing in different directions.
Essentials:
- Scope of Orders: The Mined in America Act creates a voluntary certification by the Commerce Department of mining facilities that are committed to eliminating weapons from foreign enemies, and is a comprehensive change required by the end of the decade.
- Federal Access: Licensed miners leverage existing DOE and USDA programs for grid deployment, renewable absorption, and methane capture — no new federal funding required.
- Storage Method: The bill codifies Trump’s Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and creates a mechanism for mining records in the US to sell mining BTC directly to the reserve in exchange for exemption from capital gains taxes.
- Hardware Risk: A customs inspection in late 2024 found firmware issues in Chinese mining rigs that enable remote access — a security charge that helped get the bill withdrawn.
- Must Watch: The work of the committee in the Senate Commerce or Energy and Natural Resources – submission determines the time of hearing and visibility of changes in the incentive plan.
What America’s Miners Really Do – and Why Certification is Important
The main mechanism of the bill is a voluntary certification program administered by the Department of Commerce. Mining organizations that have decided to take steps to phase out the weapons manufactured by companies tied to foreign adversaries – China and Russia are clearly mentioned – and to eliminate them completely by the end of the decade.
That distinction is needed in practice. Voluntary means that there are no penalties for those who do not participate, but incentives are designed to make certification economically attractive. Approved sites gain access to Department of Energy and USDA rural funding programs – related to grid-stabilizing assets, renewable energy absorption, and methane capture from landfills and fossil fuels.
No new division is needed, which is the political trigger of the anti-terrorist bill.
The National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership will be deployed to assist US companies developing domestic ASIC mining, with the responsibility of domestic assembly.
NIST’s position here is clear – it presents the security of billing information as a problem, not a business problem.
The Strategic Bitcoin Reserve codification adds a direct-to-reserve pipeline. Official miners can sell new BTC to the treasury to offset the capital gains tax – a budget-neutral way to increase revenue that doesn’t require the Treasury to go to the market.
Dennis Porter, CEO and co-founder of Satoshi Action Fundwhich coordinated the legislation, made it clear: “The United States controls 38 percent of the Bitcoin hash rate, but 97 percent of the hardware used in electronic devices comes from China. That’s not leadership, that’s responsibility.”
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Worth Watching
The latest update to the bill is to send it to committee — the Senate leadership will refer it to the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee or the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, possibly in a few weeks.
Merchandise Shipping is a fast process; Energy and Natural Resources have a heavy docket and important competitive issues in Q2 2026.
Watch for a House bill within 60 days – Mr. Lummis has joined his House colleagues on previous crypto bills and the political push to move in tandem is strong ahead of the centralization.
NIST’s initial ASIC recommendations are also a long-term indicator — if they come down within 90 days of being done, it would indicate that the executive branch is moving the administration ahead of floor votes, which is often a sign of White House priorities.
For mining companies, the first indicator is the official guidance of the DOE program – if Commerce and the DOE provide an acceptable means of coordination as soon as possible, expect MARA, RIOT, and CLSK to move the issues before any benefits of work begin.
This coin is on the calendar. Whether or not that incentive continues to settle on commissions — especially the money they earn from selling stocks — is what traders need to watch.
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