H.R. 1664 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Jun 23, 2025. Received Jun 24, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryU.S. government backs blockchain technology leadership
The bill requires the Department of Commerce to help the United States lead in blockchain technology—a system that records information across many computers using encryption. Commerce would advise the President on policies for blockchain and related technologies, set up advisory committees to develop best practices, and report annually on progress and recommendations for keeping America competitive in this area.
How it affects you
This bill has no direct effect on most people's daily lives. It is mainly about government coordination and planning to support blockchain development as a national priority, rather than making immediate changes to services or regulations that affect individuals or businesses.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Feb 27, 2025)
Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025
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.
Specifically, Commerce must advise the President on policies related to the deployment and use of blockchain technology and other distributed ledger technology, applications built on blockchain technology or other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization. Commerce also must establish advisory committees to support the adoption of blockchain technology to facilitate the development of best practices with respect to blockchain technology, applications built on blockchain technology, tokens, and tokenization.
Commerce must report annually on the activities under this bill and provide any recommendations for additional legislation to strengthen U.S. competitiveness with respect to blockchain technology.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 1664
AN ACT
Deploying American Blockchains Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Kat Cammack (R-FL-3) · Introduced Feb 27, 2025 · Commerce · 3 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 24, 2025: “Received in the Senate.”