Texas Republican Senator Ted Cruz is pushing the United States Congress to use cryptocurrency in the halls using an incentive that both parties can agree on – food.
Cruz introduced a joint resolution on January 25 that would only allow vending machine and food service contractors that accept crypto as a payment option at the US Capitol.
If adopted, the Architect of the Capitol, the Secretary of the Senate and the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives will be required to find crypto-accepting food and vending companies.
At the time of writing, the text of the resolution is not publicly available on the Congressional website. It is not known the potential cost of implementing the measure, or if the resolution would require contractors to pay in certain cryptocurrencies.
Cointelegraph contacted Cruz’s office for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
Cruz has long been a vocal advocate for cryptocurrencies, particularly praising Bitcoin (BTC) for its decentralization. Around this time last year, the senator bought between $15,000 and $50,000 worth of BTC, according to his financial disclosure.
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He is one of eight known crypto investors in Congress, according to the crowdsourced data project “Bitcoin Politicians”.
The list also includes Cynthia Lummis, the Wyoming senator behind the pro-crypto piece of legislation and Pat Toomey, the Pennsylvanian senator who recently introduced a stablecoin bill aimed at creating a regulatory framework for payments.
Senator Cruz has also signaled interest in making his home state of Texas an oasis for Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, saying crypto mining can be used to monetize energy from oil and gas extraction and that the activity can be used as an alternative way to store energy. .
The resolution proposed by Cruz must be agreed upon in both the Senate and the House of Representatives before it can be adopted.