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S. 4109 (117th): National R & D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act of 2022

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A bill to authorize the development of a national strategy for the research and development of distributed ledger technologies and their applications, to authorize awards to support research on distributed ledger technologies and their applications, and to authorize an applied research project on distributed ledger technologies in commerce.

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Sponsor and status

Roger Wicker

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Mississippi. Republican.

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Last Updated: Dec 12, 2022
Length: 32 pages
Introduced
Apr 28, 2022
117th Congress (2021–2023)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

H.R. 7776: James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 23, 2022. (compare text)
Cosponsors

5 Cosponsors (3 Republicans, 2 Democrats)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

Waltz, Soto, Donalds, and Swalwell Introduce the National R&D Strategy for Distributed Ledger Technology Act
    — Rep. Michael Waltz [R-FL6] on Jun 14, 2022

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates S. 4109 will add $1 million in new spending through 2027.

History

Apr 28, 2022
 
Introduced

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May 25, 2022
 
Ordered Reported

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S. 4109 (117th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 4109. This is the one from the 117th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 117th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2021 to Jan 3, 2023. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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