A new nib filed on Thursday, H.R.9067, seeks to create an part that volition "coordinate" federal applications of blockchain technology.

Sponsored by Rep. Darren Soto, a Democrat representing Florida'southward ninth district, the bill would "establish an role within the Department of Commerce to coordinate all non-defence force related deployment and activities related to blockchain technology inside the Federal Authorities."

As of Dec. 31, the bill was referred to the Firm Committee on Free energy and Commerce.

While the text of the bill has yet to be released, the bill's sponsor might give some indication of the kinds of blockchain technology applications such an office would seek to "coordinate."

Soto has proven in recent months to be an increasingly song proponent for both cryptocurrencies — which he accepts for entrada donations — and for blockchain technology in general.

Following news that the United states of america Postal Service had filed a patent for a blockchain-based mail-in voting system, the co-chairman of the Blockchain Conclave told Cointelegraph in an interview that he hoped information technology would be put to use in the almost hereafter.

"Certainly I could see it being utilized very soon, over the next couple of election cycles," he said.

Additionally, in September Soto announced the culmination of "nearly two years of pushing" his colleagues in the Commission on Energy and Commerce: the Digital Taxonomy Deed, which volition lead to a study on the use of blockchain applied science in regime. Creating an office equally described by H.R.9067 would presumably lead to faster adoption and implementation of such technologies.

Soto'due south cryptocurrency advocacy has been specially strong equally of late. The Florida native was also amid the ix congresspeople who chastised the Treasury for allowing but over ii weeks for comments on a new crypto monitoring rule. The rule has led to a call-to-arms across the cryptocurrency customs, and some have speculated that the Treasury may face a lawsuit for violating process.