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H.R. 6913 115th Congress House

Blockchain Promotion Act of 2018

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Commerce to establish a working group to recommend to Congress a definition of blockchain technology, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 26, 2018 Introduced by: Brett Guthrie Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2018
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.
Sep 26, 2018
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 Latest action September 26, 2018

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Blockchain Promotion Act of 2018

This bill directs the Department of Commerce to establish the Blockchain Working Group to submit a report to Congress which contains a recommended definition of the distributed ledger technology commonly referred to as blockchain technology, and other specified recommendations regarding this technology.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Sep 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6913: Blockchain Promotion Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6913/
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"H.R. 6913: Blockchain Promotion Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6913/.
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H.R. 6913, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6913/.
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