Senators Introduce Mined in America Act for Bitcoin Mining

U.S. Senators Bill Cassidy and Cynthia Lummis introduced the Mined in America Act on March 30, 2026, aiming to bolster domestic Bitcoin mining by reducing reliance on foreign hardware and formalizing a national Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. The legislation addresses a key vulnerability in the sector, where the United States controls about 38 percent of global Bitcoin mining capacity but sources roughly 97 percent of its specialized hardware from Chinese manufacturers.

The bill establishes a voluntary certification program administered by the Department of Commerce for mining facilities and pools that meet security and sourcing standards. Certified operations would phase out equipment linked to foreign adversaries over a timeline culminating in full compliance by the end of the decade. To support this transition, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Manufacturing Extension Partnership would leverage existing federal energy and rural development programs to aid domestic hardware production, without authorizing new spending.

Lawmakers framed the measure as essential for national security and economic resilience. "Digital asset mining is a big part of our economy....