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H.R. 8730

Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022

Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022

This bill grants exclusive jurisdiction to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission over activity involving digital commodities as specified by the bill.

The bill defines digital commodities as fungible digital forms of personal property that can be transferred person-to-person without an intermediary. Excluded from this definition are securities, interests in physical commodities, and U.S.-backed digital currencies. The commission does not have jurisdiction over digital commodities used solely for the purchase or sale of a good or service.

Digital commodity platforms (including brokers, custodians, dealers, and trading facilities) must register with the commission and comply with risk management and good governance procedures. The bill also sets forth recordkeeping requirements, conflict of interest standards, and other consumer protections.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4](R-IA)Sponsor
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  1. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

    Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust Subcommittee
  2. Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.

    Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
  3. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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.

    Judiciary Committee
  4. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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.

    Financial Services Committee
  5. IntroReferralH11100

    Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, and the Judiciary, 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.

    Agriculture Committee
  6. IntroReferralIntro-H

    Introduced in House

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    Introduced in House

Digital Commodities Consumer Protection Act of 2022 — Informed