H.R. 8989: 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.

H.R. 8989: 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.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-12-16 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-12-16 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

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.

Plain 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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Official text

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.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · 1 cosponsors

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Tom Emmer (R-MN)

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Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr8989.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr8989 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116