{"format":1,"id":"118-hr-6572","congress":118,"number":"H.R. 6572","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To direct the Secretary of Commerce to take actions necessary and appropriate to promote the competitiveness of the United States related to the deployment, use, application, and competitiveness of blockchain technology or other distributed ledger technology, and for other purposes.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To direct the Secretary of Commerce to take actions necessary and appropriate to promote the competitiveness of the United States related to the deployment, use, application, and competitiveness of blockchain technology or other distributed ledger technology, and for other purposes."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2023-12-04","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-05-15","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h210","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Deploying American Blockchains Act","result":"Passed","yea":334,"nay":79,"present":0,"not_voting":17,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2024/roll210.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.","date":"2024-05-16"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2024-05-15","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill requires the Department of Commerce to support the leadership of the United States in the use of blockchain technology and other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization. Generally, blockchain technology is a distributed digital ledger that uses cryptography to share verified information across a network of computers. Tokens refer to the transferrable, digital representation of information recorded on blockchain technology and tokenization is the process of creating a token."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, Commerce must advise the President on policies related to the deployment and use of blockchain technology and other distributed ledger technology, applications built on blockchain technology or other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization. Commerce also must establish advisory committees to support the adoption of blockchain technology to facilitate the development of best practices with respect to blockchain technology, applications built on blockchain technology, tokens, and tokenization."},{"k":"p","t":"Commerce must report annually on the activities under this bill and provide any recommendations for additional legislation to strengthen U.S. competitiveness with respect to blockchain technology."}],"words":171},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of Commerce to act as principal advisor to the President on, and to take actions supporting, the deployment, use, application, and competitiveness of blockchain technology, other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text/eh#H76ADD49E7A64407CBDD3848609C5B1F6"},{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text/eh#H0C28A4FBDEA543A4808C59771FF2C675"}]},"core_areas":["Department of Commerce role in blockchain and distributed ledger technology policy","Blockchain Deployment Program and advisory committees","Best practices for blockchain technology, tokens, and tokenization","Annual reporting to Congress on Commerce Department blockchain activities"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Names the Secretary of Commerce as the principal advisor to the President on policy for blockchain technology or other distributed ledger technology, applications built on it, tokens, and tokenization.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text/eh#H76ADD49E7A64407CBDD3848609C5B1F6"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to take actions necessary and appropriate to support U.S. leadership in these technologies, including by establishing a Blockchain Deployment Program in the Department of Commerce.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text/eh#H76ADD49E7A64407CBDD3848609C5B1F6"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary, within 180 days of enactment, to establish advisory committees to support adoption of these technologies, with members including the Secretary, Federal agency representatives, and nongovernmental stakeholders.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text/eh#H76ADD49E7A64407CBDD3848609C5B1F6"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to facilitate and support the development and dissemination of best practices on an ongoing basis, and states that nothing in the section requires a private entity to adopt them.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text/eh#H76ADD49E7A64407CBDD3848609C5B1F6"}},{"text":"Terminates the Blockchain Deployment Program 7 years after the date of enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 3","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text/eh#H76ADD49E7A64407CBDD3848609C5B1F6"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary, within 2 years of enactment and annually after that, to publish a report and submit it to two congressional committees, covering the year's activities, any recommendations for additional legislation, and emerging risks and long-term trends.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text/eh#H0C28A4FBDEA543A4808C59771FF2C675"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2024-05-15","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-09-30","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6572/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-hr-6572.png","v":"99ecb1cca05d","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 6572, 118th Congress: Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023. House: 334 Yea, 79 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 15 May 2024."}}