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Comment Period: GENIUS Act Broad-Based Principles for Determining Whether a State-Level Regulatory Regime Is Substantially Similar to the Federal Regulatory Framework

AGENCY:

Department of the Treasury.

ACTION:

Notice of proposed rulemaking.

SUMMARY:

The Treasury is seeking public comment related to Treasury’s implementation of the GENIUS Act. Under the GENIUS Act, payment stablecoin issuers with a consolidated total outstanding issuance of not more than $10,000,000,000 may opt for regulation under a state-level regulatory regime, provided that the state-level regulatory regime is substantially similar to the federal regulatory framework.

DATES:

Comments on the notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) must be received on or before June 2, 2026.

https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/04/03/2026-06489/genius-act-broad-based-principles-for-determining-whether-a-state-level-regulatory-regime-is

  • June 2, 2026
  • Time: All Day