Rep. Begich to revive the BITCOIN Act as the American Reserves Modernization Act within weeks.

Representative Begich is preparing to reintroduce federal Bitcoin reserve legislation under a new name — the American Reserves Modernization Act (ARMA) — with a reintroduction expected within the next couple of weeks. The rebrand signals a strategic repositioning: framing Bitcoin holdings as a modernisation of national reserves rather than a speculative bet.

The original BITCOIN Act never cleared committee, but a fresh name and fresh timing — amid growing institutional legitimacy for <a class="ticker-mention" href="/en-US/token/btc">BTC</a> — could change the political calculus. If ARMA gains co-sponsors early, it would mark a meaningful step toward a formal US strategic Bitcoin reserve framework.