Tom Emmer

State

Minnesota

District

6

Party

Republican

Senate / House?

House of Representatives

Blockchain caucus?

Links

Committees

SUB

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House Committee on Energy and Commerce

SUB

Full

House Committee on Natural Resources

SUB

Full

House Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce

SUB

Full

House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology

Legislation

Sponsor

H.R. 528: Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act

To provide a safe harbor from licensing and registration for certain non-controlling blockchain developers and providers of blockchain services.

Sponsor

H.R. 3650: Safe Harbor for Taxpayers with Forked Assets Act of 2019

To provide temporary safe harbor for the tax treatment of hard forks of convertible virtual currency in the absence of administrative guidance.

Sponsor

H.Res. 1102 (115th): Expressing Support for Digital Currencies and Blockchain Technology

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should prioritize accelerating the development of blockchain technology to support transparency, security, and authentication in a way that recognizes its benefits and allows consumer protection while supporting future innovation.

Sponsor

Securities Clarity Act

To amend the securities laws to exclude investment contract assets from the definition of a security

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MEdia links

"Task Force Calls For Future Stimulus Checks To Get A Tech Upgrade", Forbes

"US Congressman Defends Bitcoin In Wake Of Twitter Hack", Decrypt

"Banks Won’t Rush to Hold Crypto – But OCC’s Regulatory Approval Makes It Harder to Ignore", Yahoo Finance

"Bitcoin Will Get Stronger After Crisis, Says US Congressman Emmer", Cointelegraph

"Protect PoS With Carefully-Written Tax Policy, U.S. Legislators Urge IRS" Cryptopolitan

"U.S. Representative Tom Emmer Speaks at DC Blockchain Summit 2019", Chamber of Digital Commerce

Statements / Press Releases

"Reps. Emmer, Foster Announced as Co-Chairs of the Congressional Blockchain Caucus", Press Release

"Emmer Spearheads Groundbreaking Legislation to Support Blockchain Technology and Digital Currencies", Press Release

"Emmer Questions Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg", Statement