H.R.1602: Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021

About This Bill

  • Introduced March 8, 2021
  • Latest Major Action April 22, 2021

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Bill Summary

Eliminate Barriers to Innovation Act of 2021 This bill requires the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to jointly establish a working group on digital assets. The working group must (1) report on the impact of the U.S. legal and regulatory framework on the digital asset market; and (2) provide recommendations regarding digital asset market fairness and integrity, cybersecurity standards, and the...

(Source: Library of Congress)

What Lawmakers Are Saying About This Bill

There are 4 statements associated with H.R.1602.

Bill Actions

Date Description
April 22, 2021
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
April 20, 2021
Pursuant to section 6 of H. Res. 330, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 367; H.R. 370; H.R. 396; H.R. 397, as amended; H.R. 408; H.R. 490; H.R. 965, as amended; H.R. 1251, as amended; H.R. 1395; H.R. 1491; H.R. 1528; H.R. 1532; H.R. 1565; H.R. 1602; and H.R. 2523, as amended; and the following resolution was agreed to under suspension of the rules: H. Res. 124, as amended. (consideration: CR H1979-1994; text: CR H1990)
April 20, 2021
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 330, proceedings on H.R. 1602 are considered vacated.
April 19, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules.
April 19, 2021
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1924-1927; text: CR H1924)
April 19, 2021
At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
April 19, 2021
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1602.
April 19, 2021
Mr. Perlmutter moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
April 8, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
March 8, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
March 8, 2021

Introduced in the House by Patrick T. McHenry (R-N.C.)

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