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HR 4234 116th Congress House

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to the regulation of virtual currencies.

Introduced: September 6, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Sep 11, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Sep 6, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Sep 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 11, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill provides for data collection by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding virtual currency derivatives. Specifically, a board of trade, contract market, or a swap execution facility that trades a contract or swap referencing a virtual currency must have (1) access to all trade and trader data regarding that virtual currency, and (2) the capability to provide that data to the CFTC upon request.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4234: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to the regulation of virtual currencies.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4234/
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"H.R. 4234: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to the regulation of virtual currencies.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4234/.
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H.R. 4234, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4234/.
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