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119TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-70
DEPLOYING AMERICAN BLOCKCHAINS ACT OF 2025
APRIL 24, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of
the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. GUTHRIE, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce,
submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 1664]
The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred
the bill (H.R. 1664) to direct the Secretary of Commerce to take ac-
tions necessary and appropriate to promote the competitiveness of
the United States related to the deployment, use, application, and
competitiveness of blockchain technology or other distributed ledg-
er technology, and for other purposes, having considered the same,
reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends
that the bill do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 1
Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2
Com m ittee A ction ................................................................................................... . 5
C om m ittee V otes ..................................................................................................... 6
Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................................... 6
New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 6
Congressional Budget Office Estimate ................................................................... 6
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 6
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................. 6
Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 7
Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings ................................................. 7
Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 7
Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits .............. 8
Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 8
Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 8
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 8
Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 9
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
H.R. 1664, the Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025, was
introduced by Representative Cammack on February 27, 2025, and
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