H.R. 1846 (119th)Bill Overview

Federal Reserve Board Abolition Act

Finance and Financial Sector|Finance and Financial Sector
Cosponsors
Support
Republican
Introduced
Mar 5, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

Introduced
Committee
Floor
President
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Congressional Activities
01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

The bill abolishes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and all Federal Reserve Banks one year after enactment, repeals the Federal Reserve Act, and requires a one-year wind‑down. During the year, the Fed chairman (with Treasury approval) manages winding up operations, OMB liquidates assets, net proceeds transfer to the Treasury, and the Treasury assumes remaining liabilities.

Why people may split

Independence vs democratic control: central bank autonomy contested.

Watch point

Sweeping, high-stakes change to monetary framework with large fiscal risks and broad likely opposition; limited compromise features.

The bill abolishes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and all Federal Reserve Banks one year after enactment, repeals the Federal Reserve Act, and requires a one-year wind‑down.

During the year, the Fed chairman (with Treasury approval) manages winding up operations, OMB liquidates assets, net proceeds transfer to the Treasury, and the Treasury assumes remaining liabilities.

A joint report to Congress is required after 18 months describing implementation and outstanding issues.

Passage3/100

Radical institutional change with large fiscal and market implications, minimal implementation detail, and little built‑in compromise makes enactment highly unlikely.

CredibilityPartial

How solid the drafting looks.

Contention78/100

Independence vs democratic control: central bank autonomy contested.

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agenciesFederal agencies · Lenders

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesTransfers Federal Reserve net assets to the Treasury, potentially increasing federal cash balances.
  • Potential benefitPlaces monetary institutions under clearer statutory control by elected fiscal authorities.
  • Federal agenciesRepealing the Federal Reserve Act simplifies the federal institutional framework governing monetary functions.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenAbolishing the central bank risks severe disruption to monetary policy and financial markets.
  • Federal agenciesThe Treasury would assume all Federal Reserve liabilities, increasing federal fiscal obligations and contingent liabili…
  • LendersLoss of lender-of-last-resort functions could raise borrowing costs and increase banking-system fragility.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Independence vs democratic control: central bank autonomy contested.
Progressive5%

Likely strongly opposed.

The persona views the Federal Reserve as essential for monetary stability, bank supervision, and crisis management, and sees abolition as reckless and destabilizing.

They worry about lost consumer protections and increased economic insecurity.

Likely resistant
Centrist25%

Cautiously opposed overall.

Sees legitimate concerns about central-bank power but fears the law's rapid, under-specified abolition will cause market disruption.

Wants an orderly, detailed transition and clear assignment of monetary and supervisory roles.

Likely resistant
Conservative85%

Generally supportive.

Views abolition as correcting overreach by an unelected central bank, returning monetary authority to elected officials, and preventing bailouts and unchecked monetary expansion.

Cautions exist about ensuring an orderly transition, but benefits outweigh risks.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

Introduced

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Committee

Reached or meaningfully advanced

Floor

Still ahead

President

Still ahead

Law

Still ahead

Passage likelihood3/100

Radical institutional change with large fiscal and market implications, minimal implementation detail, and little built‑in compromise makes enactment highly unlikely.

Scope and complexity
86%
Scopesweeping
86%
Complexityhigh
Why this could stall
  • No replacement monetary-policy framework specified
  • Absence of official cost or economic impact estimates
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

No vote history yet

The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.

06 · Go deeper

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Independence vs democratic control: central bank autonomy contested.

Radical institutional change with large fiscal and market implications, minimal implementation detail, and little built‑in compromise makes…

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