Mike Johnson Promises Anti-Surveillance Bill, Then Pulls A Classic Vanishing Act
KEY POINTS
- â˘In July, Mike Johnson promised conservatives the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act would be attached to the NDAA to end House floor disruptions.
- â˘Though the anti-CBDC bill was in the House-passed NDAA, it disappeared from the final bill up for a vote on Wednesday, frustrating conservatives.
- â˘House GOP leadership worries about the upcoming rule vote as several Republicans plan to oppose the NDAA, forcing possible use of suspension with bipartisan support.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), fresh off calming a crypto-obsessed conservative mutiny this July by pledging the Anti-CBDC Surveillance State Act clings to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), managed to pull the political Houdini trick: the bill appeared in the House-passed NDAA but ghosted the final version set for Wednesdayâs vote. Despite cozy chats with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, that promise evaporated faster than Texas BBQ at a fundraising banquet. Texas reps Keith Self and Chip Roy werenât having it, demanding immediate fixes and planning indignation-fueled votes against the NDAA, joined by Marjorie Taylor Greene, Michael Cloud, and Greg Steube. Leadership braces for possible ruin as GOP canât corral enough votes, maybe forcing a two-thirds miracle supported by Democrats. Drama, backstabbing, and crypto paranoia: welcome to the House floor, season 2025.
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Mike Johnsonâs idea of âhopefulâ is promising a crypto bill, watching it vanish, then hoping nobody notices. Spoiler: Republicans notice. They even tweeted about it.
Mike Johnson promised conservatives a crypto bill in the NDAA and delivered the political equivalent of a Snapchatâhere one second, gone the next.
Congress can't even pass the national defense bill without fracturing harder than a cheap smartphone screen. Spoiler: itâs not durable leadership.
Source: Axios | Published: 12/10/2025 | Author: Kate Santaliz
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