Six Crypto Tax Bills Walk Into Congress: Staking, Mining and Wash Sales Agree to Split the Bill 🧾

The White House's crypto policy adviser Patrick Witt publicly endorsed a package of six digital asset tax bills introduced in the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee, signaling rare alignment between the Trump administration and lawmakers reshaping how cryptocurrencies are taxed. Posting on X, Witt said: "Clarity for market structure, Parity for tax. Great work, Ways and Means Committee."

The six measures, all assigned distinct bill numbers, were filed ahead of a committee hearing scheduled for June 9. They cover staking rewards, mining income, small crypto payments, wash sale provisions, charitable donations of digital assets, and a voluntary disclosure program. House leadership opted to keep the proposals as separate bills rather than consolidate them, a structure that would allow individual measures to advance even if others stall in committee.

Among the most-watched is the Tax Clarity for Mining and Staking Act (H.R. 9175), which would define when mining and staking rewards become taxable, a point that has divided the industry. The Less Tax Paperwork for Digital Asset Owners Act (H.R. 9178) targets reporting burdens, while the Charitable Deductions for Digital Asset Donations Act (H.R. 9173) addresses tax treatment for digital asset contributions. The Providing Analogous Rules for Digital Assets Act (H.R. 9176) and the Applying Existing Tax Anti-Abuse Rules to the Digital Assets Act (H.R. 9172) focus on aligning digital asset transactions with existing capital gains and anti-abuse frameworks, and the Digital Assets Voluntary Disclosure Program Act (H.R. 9174) sets out a pathway for taxpayers to come forward on prior holdings.

Supporters say the bills would bring long-sought clarity to participants in $BTC and $ETH markets, particularly stakers and miners who have operated without explicit IRS guidance on the timing and character of income from block rewards and validation activity. Critics within the industry have argued that some provisions, including wash sale rule applications, could create new friction for active traders.

The Ways and Means Committee is expected to take up the proposals at the June 9 hearing, where testimony will shape whether any of the six bills move toward a full House vote.