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HR 1361 116th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Advanced technology and technological innovations Advisory bodies Computers and information technology Congressional oversight Currency Financial services and investments Intergovernmental relations

Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019

Introduced: February 26, 2019 Introduced by: Matsui, Doris O. Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Feb 27, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Feb 26, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and 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.
Feb 26, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019

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.

What's happening now February 27, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 553 Related bill Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 26, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1361: Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1361/
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"H.R. 1361: Blockchain Promotion Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1361/.
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H.R. 1361, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1361/.
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