United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 8989 (116th)
To require the Securities and Exchange Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger system in the post-trade clearing and settlement process, and for other purposes.
Introduced
16 December 2020
Last action
16 December 2020 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Sponsors
Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Tom Emmer
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission to report on the feasibility, benefits, and costs of using a distributed ledger system (such as blockchain technology) in the clearing and settlement process after a securities trade is complete.
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Timeline
16 December 2020
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 December 2020
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 December 2020 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2020
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2020
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 December 2020
Sponsors
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Tom Emmer · R · Sponsor
- · hsba00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8989
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/8989
- us · 116-hr-8989 · source updated 3 January 2025