A bipartisan group of US senators led by Republican Senator Cynthia Lummis has urged the Treasury to make sure that state authorities are given the flexibility to manage stablecoin issuers because the division considers methods to implement the GENIUS Act.
In a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Tuesday, the lawmakers mentioned it was important that the Treasury implement a piece of the legislation giving a pathway for sure issuers to be regulated by the states “in a fashion that preserves and promotes State participation.”
The GENIUS Act permits issuers which have a stablecoin with a market worth of $10 billion or much less to be regulated by a state authority if that state has legal guidelines largely just like the invoice.
Presently, that may imply all stablecoins however three, Tether (USDt), USDC (USDC) and USDS (USDS), previously Dai (DAI), might be regulated by the states, as all have a market worth above $10 billion, according that CoinGecko.
In April, the Treasury sought public input for the way it plans to implement the GENIUS Act on the state stage, guidelines that President Donald Trump signed into legislation in July that regulate stablecoins and their issuers.
President Donald Trump signing the GENIUS Act in July 2025. Supply: The White House
“Congress clearly sought to protect the twin banking system and the essential function of State banking businesses in supervising this market,” the senators mentioned of their letter.
They added that the Treasury’s proposal “didn’t deal with the timeline and procedural necessities associated to State certification.” They argued this created “uncertainty for States” and might be interpreted as the method being “a one-time window that successfully bars future certifications.”
The lawmakers mentioned that state legislatures range, and a versatile certification framework was wanted to make sure that states can take part once they have guidelines implementing the GENIUS Act.
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“States should have the ability to develop and search certification of stablecoin regulatory regimes as demand for these charters materializes and as legislative schedules allow,” the letter mentioned.
Republican Senators Invoice Hagerty, Kevin Cramer and Pete Ricketts, together with Democratic Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Angela Alsobrooks, and Catherine Cortez Masto, additionally signed the letter.
Public feedback on the Treasury’s proposal closed on June 2, and it’ll now draft a last rule for publication within the Federal Register.
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