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March 23, 2023
Washington, D.C. – Today, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) introduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BCRA), which affirms that blockchain developers and service providers that do not custody consumer funds are not money transmitters. This bipartisan bill is co-led by Representative Darren Soto (FL-09).

 “Crypto and blockchain technology, by nature, does not easily fit into the frameworks policymakers have considered when crafting regulations in the past.


March 21, 2023

Washington, D.C. – Today, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) announced his co-sponsorship of a Joint Resolution of Disapproval against a January 13 rule issued by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) concerning firearms with attached stabilizing braces.


March 21, 2023

Otsego, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) met with Patti Gartland to congratulate her on her retirement after ten years as President of the Greater St. Cloud Development Corporation.


March 17, 2023

Otsego, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) presented Sartell Police Chief Jim Hughes with a Congressional Record statement in recognition of his service to the Sartell community. Chief Hughes is retiring this month after more than 32 years of service with the Sartell Police Department.


March 17, 2023

Otsego, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) presented four-year-old Asher Milless of Orrick Township, Minnesota with a Congressional Record statement in his honor.


March 9, 2023
Washington, D.C. – This week, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) led Minnesota Republican Representatives Brad Finstad (MN-01), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07) and Pete Stauber (MN-08) in an Amicus Brief in support of Geraldine Tyler in the United States Supreme Court case Tyler v. Hennepin County.

Emmer said, “Despite the law’s guarantee of just compensation for our property, more than 1,200 Minnesota families have had their home equity stolen by state property seizures like the one Ms. Tyler experienced.


March 7, 2023
Washington, D.C.-- Today, House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) joined the Chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Patrick McHenry (NC-10), in reintroducing the Keep Innovation in America Act for the 118th Congress alongside Rep.

March 3, 2023
Washington, D.C. – This week, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) announced his co-sponsorship of H.R. 5, the Parents Bill of Rights Act. The effort, led by Representative Julia Letlow (LA-05), was joined by Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-01), Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (NY-21) and Education and the Workforce Chairwoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05).

Emmer said, “It should not be up for debate that parents are the ultimate decision-makers regarding their child’s education.


February 23, 2023

Washington, D.C. – This week, Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) introduced the CBDC Anti-Surveillance State Act to halt efforts of unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C. from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that strips Americans of their right to financial privacy.


February 13, 2023

Otsego, M.N. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) visited the 133rd Airlift Wing, a unit of the Minnesota Air National Guard stationed at the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station.

“Minnesotans are safer and America is more secure thanks to the dedication and bravery of the 133rd Airlift Wing,” Emmer said. “We must ensure that they have the mission and resources necessary to continue their important work.”