H.J.Res. 25
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".
Official summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service.
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.
Text of the bill
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.