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Expressing support for blockchain technology and digital assets.
Expressing support for blockchain technology and digital assets.
Summary
This resolution expresses the House's support for developing blockchain technology and digital assets in the United States. It calls for the United States to prioritize understanding blockchain's potential and to foster technological advances that improve financial services and market access. The resolution also expresses support for Congress to develop a regulatory framework that balances investor protections with the unique benefits and risks of the digital asset ecosystem.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
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Top reported contributors to Dusty Johnson’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $68,175
- SANFORD HEALTH $31,000
- STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA $28,050
- AVERA HEALTH $18,200
- VANTAGE POINT $15,205
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Actions (2)
- Feb 5, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Feb 5, 2025 Submitted in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 5, 2025
Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Steil, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, and Mr. Torres of New York) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
RESOLUTION
Expressing support for blockchain technology and digital assets.
Whereas entrepreneurs and innovators are building and deploying this next generation of the internet; Whereas digital asset networks represent a new way for people to join together and cooperate with one another to undertake certain activities; Whereas digital assets have the potential to be the foundational building blocks of these networks, aligning the economic incentive for individuals to cooperate with one another to achieve a common purpose; Whereas the digital asset ecosystem has the potential to grow our economy and improve everyday lives of Americans by facilitating collaboration through the use of technology to manage activities, allocate resources, and facilitate decision making; Whereas blockchain networks and the digital assets they empower provide creator control, enhance transparency, reduce transaction costs, and increase efficiency; Whereas blockchain technology facilitates new types of network participation which businesses in the United States may utilize in innovative ways; Whereas digital asset companies are establishing operations outside of the United States, in countries that embrace the potential of blockchain technology and digital assets and provide safeguards for consumers through clear legal frameworks; and Whereas digital assets, despite the purported anonymity, provide law enforcement with an exceptional tracing tool to identify illicit activity and bring criminals to justice: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that—
(1) the United States should seek to prioritize understanding the potential opportunities of the next generation of the internet;
(2) the United States should seek to foster advances in technology to improve our financial system and create more fair and equitable access to financial services for everyday Americans;
(3) the United States must support the development of digital assets and the underlying technology in the United States or risk the shifting of the development of such assets and technology outside of the United States, to less regulated countries;
(4) the United States should strive to be a global leader in the development and adoption of digital assets and blockchain technology;
(5) Congress should enact a functional framework tailored to the specific risks of different digital asset-related activities and unique benefits of distributed ledger technology, distributed networks, and decentralized systems; and
(6) consumers and market participants will benefit from a framework for digital assets consistent with longstanding investor protections in securities and commodities markets, yet tailored to the unique benefits and risks of the digital asset ecosystem. <all>
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