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March 26, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Earlier this week, Congressman Tom Emmer’s Firearm Due Process Protection Act, which is supported by 14 of his House Republican colleagues, passed out of the House Judiciary Committee markup. The legislation provides legal recourse for law-abiding Americans who were improperly denied the ability to legally purchase a firearm due to administrative errors during a background check.


March 18, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Emmer reintroduced the Firearm Due Process Protection Act. This legislation provides legal recourse for law-abiding Americans who were improperly denied the ability to legally purchase a firearm due to administrative errors during a background check and increases congressional oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It is cosponsored by 14 of Emmer’s Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives.


March 18, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Emmer reintroduced the Firearm Due Process Protection Act. This legislation provides legal recourse for law-abiding Americans who were improperly denied the ability to legally purchase a firearm due to administrative errors during a background check and increases congressional oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). It is cosponsored by 14 of Emmer’s Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives.


March 11, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer spoke on the dangers of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) during the House Financial Services Committee hearing, “Navigating the Digital Payments Ecosystem: Examining a Federal Framework for Payment Stablecoins and Consequences of a U.S.


March 6, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) reintroduced his flagship legislation, the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act. The bill aims to prevent unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that would undermine Americans’ financial privacy.

Here is what stakeholders have to say about the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act:


March 6, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (MN-06) reintroduced his flagship legislation, the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act, to prevent unelected bureaucrats in Washington, D.C., from issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) that would undermine Americans’ privacy. The legislation is supported by 100 original Republican cosponsors.


March 3, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Tom Emmer announced the formation of the Congressional Crypto Caucus. The Crypto Caucus, which Congressman Emmer launched with Congressman Ritchie Torres, will serve as a unified nonpartisan voting block in Congress, ready to mobilize to support and defend open, permissionless, and private innovation in the United States. 

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March 3, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman and Majority Whip Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) announced that Minnesota Speaker of the House Lisa Demuth (R-Cold Spring), along with hockey legends Buzz Schneider and Rob McClanahan, will join him as guests at President Trump’s Joint Address to Congress on Tuesday. 


February 12, 2025

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Tom Emmer joined the rest of the Minnesota Republican delegation in a letter to Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemning his decision not to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on deportations of illegal immigrants.


February 3, 2025

Washington, D.C. - Following the news that 62 investigations have been opened to investigate federally funded childcare centers in Minnesota for fraud and other serious violations, Congressman Tom Emmer joined Minnesota’s Republican Congressional delegation in a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz demanding answers and accountability.

The letter reads (in part):