Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
This nonbinding House resolution praises distributed ledger technologies (DLT), including blockchain, and urges U.S. agencies to explore and support their use for democratic governance, human rights, transparency, sustainability, and humanitarian aid. It encourages using DLT to combat censorship, calls for engagement with experts and partners, affirms U.S. leadership in developing ethical regulatory frameworks, and urges further research, innovation, and investment in DLT for the public good.
Privacy versus transparency trade-offs in public ledgers
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear, well‑structured non‑binding statement encouraging executive branch exploration and support of distributed ledger technologies.
This nonbinding House resolution praises distributed ledger technologies (DLT), including blockchain, and urges U.S. agencies to explore and support their use for democratic governance, human rights, transparency, sustainability, and humanitarian aid.
It encourages using DLT to combat censorship, calls for engagement with experts and partners, affirms U.S. leadership in developing ethical regulatory frameworks, and urges further research, innovation, and investment in DLT for the public good.
As a nonbinding House resolution, it does not create law; content would likely pass as a statement but not result in statutory change.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear, well‑structured non‑binding statement encouraging executive branch exploration and support of distributed ledger technologies. It articulates the policy rationale and identifies relevant federal actors, while appropriately avoiding binding mandates.
Privacy versus transparency trade-offs in public ledgers
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Privacy versus transparency trade-offs in public ledgers
Likely broadly supportive of exploring DLT for human rights, transparency, and aid delivery, while cautious about harms.
Concerned about privacy, corporate capture, and environmental costs; wants strong ethics and civil-society input.
Supportive of measured, evidence-driven exploration of DLT with government agencies and partners.
Wants clear risk assessment, pilot programs, and regulatory guardrails before large commitments.
Cautiously receptive to DLT for decentralization, free expression, and resilience, but concerned about national security, illicit finance, and government promotion creating liabilities.
Prefers limited, security-focused engagement.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
As a nonbinding House resolution, it does not create law; content would likely pass as a statement but not result in statutory change.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Privacy versus transparency trade-offs in public ledgers
As a nonbinding House resolution, it does not create law; content would likely pass as a statement but not result in statutory change.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a clear, well‑structured non‑binding statement encouraging executive branch exploration and support of distributed ledger technologies. It articulates the policy r…
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