House Ways and Means Republicans are considering the removal of tax provisions for crypto mining and staking rewards from a pending digital asset tax package. This adjustment targets the primary point of contention with Democratic lawmakers before the committee marks up the bill on Wednesday, Sept. 16. No final decision has been made on whether to omit the treatment of rewards, sources familiar with the plans say.

The proposed package eases taxes on small cryptocurrency transactions and extends wash-sale rules to digital assets. It also includes a reversal of a previous tax hike on gamblers to restore a larger deduction for losses. The bill incorporates various proposals from previous legislative hearings to streamline the tax code for digital assets.