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The U.S. House of Representatives passed the Senate's Road to Housing bill 358-32 on Tuesday night, sending it to U.S. President Donald Trump for his signature. Trump is expected to sign the bill at noon ET on Wednesday.While the bill is largely focused on housing issues in the U.S., it has a 2-page provision banning the Federal Reserve from issuing a central bank digital currency for four years. Lawmakers have attached a similar CBDC ban in a number of bills, but this is the first time the provision is heading to the president's desk for a signature.The Fed has repeatedly suggested that it would not issue a CBDC without an explicit direction from Congress directing it to do so.