Nashville Rep pushes Bitcoin reserve bill
A Bitcoin reserve bill to codify Trumps executive order gained a Nashville champion.Rep. Matt Van Epps framed the American Reserve Modernization Act as an extension of Nashvilles growing Bitcoin ecosystem.ARMA would lock federally held Bitcoin for a minimum of 20 years and authorize Treasury to acquire up to 1 million BTC over five years.Van Epps cited the $39 trillion national debt as the central argument for the legislation. Rep. Matt Van Epps told Bitcoin Magazine that the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026 is a direct reflection of what he sees happening in his own district. “Nashville is one of the nation‘s leading Bitcoin hubs,” Van Epps said, pointing to Bitcoin Park, the city’s digital asset community, and the annual Bitcoin conference returning to Nashville in 2027. Van Epps is one of 18 original cosponsors of ARMA, introduced on May 21 by Rep. Nick Begich alongside Democratic co-lead Rep. Jared Golden. The bill would codify President Trumps March 2025 executive order establishing a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, giving it statutory permanence that no future administration could reverse with a pen stroke. What the ARMA bill would actually do “With a national debt of $39 trillion, this is an essential piece of legislation,” Van Epps said.









