HR5966-118

In Committee

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act with respect to reporting digital commodity transactions.

118th Congress Introduced Oct 17, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

Requires reporting of digital commodity transactions to registered data repositories, extending swap reporting requirements to cover cryptocurrency and digital asset markets.

Who Benefits and How

Regulators gain visibility into digital commodity markets. Investors benefit from increased market transparency. Market integrity improves with reporting requirements.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Digital commodity exchanges and platforms must report transactions. Data repositories must register with CFTC and meet operational requirements.

Key Provisions

  • Extends swap reporting requirements to digital commodities
  • Creates digital asset repository registration requirement
  • Requires real-time public reporting of digital commodity transaction data
  • Establishes CFTC oversight of digital commodity data repositories

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Amends Commodity Exchange Act to require reporting of digital commodity transactions similar to swap reporting requirements

Who Benefits

  • CFTC
  • Investors
  • Market integrity

Who Bears Costs

  • Digital commodity exchanges
  • Crypto platforms
  • Data repositories

Key Policy Areas

Financial Regulation, Cryptocurrency, Commodities

Primary Purpose

Amends Commodity Exchange Act to require reporting of digital commodity transactions similar to swap reporting requirements

Policy Domains

Financial Regulation Cryptocurrency Commodities

Legislative Strategy

"Extend commodities market transparency to digital assets"

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 25, 2023

Referred to the Committee on Agriculture

Oct 17, 2023

Mr. Beyer introduced the following bill

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Financial Regulation Cryptocurrency
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"" §digital_commodity

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