House vote: H.R. 6572 // May 15, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass
Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2023
Sponsor: Larry Bucshon (R-IN)
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.
Commerce Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.
Who won, and how much of the country was behind them
The dotted gap is 5.1% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.
| Side | Outcome | Votes | Share of U.S. adults |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yea | Won | 334 | 76.7% |
| Nay | Lost | 79 | 18.2% |
| Not represented on this question | No position taken | 0 | 5.1% |