{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-kim-promote-the-promise-of-blockchain-for-diplomatic-and-national-security-goals", "Amo, Kim Promote the Promise of Blockchain for Diplomatic and National Security Goals", "2024-12-19", "2024", "2024-12", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Gabe Amo", "A000380", "amo.house.gov", "amo", "https://amo.house.gov/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, DC \u2013 Today, Congressman Gabe Amo (RI-01), alongside Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40), introduced a bipartisan resolution that recognizes the potential of distributed ledger technologies (DLT) such as blockchain to support democratic governance, human rights, freedom of information, transparency, and innovation around the world. The resolution urges the agencies across the United States Government to explore and support the development and application of DLT and expresses Congress\u2019s commitment to advancing responsible innovation.\n\n\u201cIn our rapidly evolving world, it\u2019s critical to recognize how innovative solutions like distributed ledger technologies can help promote transparency and strengthen democratic institutions,\u201d said Congressman Amo, a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. \u201cI am proud to partner with Congresswoman Young Kim on this bipartisan resolution to advance the United States\u2019 continued leadership in emerging technology like blockchain as we work to uphold our democratic values around the world.\u201d\n\n\u201cU.S. leadership in emerging technologies like blockchain not only improves Americans\u2019 lives, but also helps us advance transparency, human rights, and freedom across the globe,\u201d said Congresswoman Kim, who serves as chairwoman of the Indo-Pacific Subcommittee. \u201cThis legislation is vital, especially as we see the Chinese Communist Party exporting its surveillance technologies and authoritarianism abroad. I am proud to join Congressman Amo to lead this bipartisan resolution to ensure the United States continues to be a beacon of hope, freedom, and innovation.\u201d\n\nBACKGROUND\n\nDLT is the technological infrastructure and protocols which allow simultaneous access, validation, and record updating across a networked database. Blockchain, an advanced database mechanism, is created from this technology.\n\nDLT offers new and innovative solutions to pressing challenges across governance, economic systems, and humanitarian efforts, including:\n\nEnhancing transparency. By securely recording transactions, DLT has the potential to help reduce fraud and corruption, ensuring greater government accountability. DLT has enhanced transparency in nation-states like Georgia, where blockchain transformed land registration and reduced corruption while protecting property rights.\n\nEmpowering democratic governance. DLT has the potential to strengthen democratic institutions and processes. In the 2024 election, DLT was also used domestically in Screven County, Georgia to ensure that the election results could not be altered and to provide transparency to their voters.\n\nImproving the delivery of global aid. DLT has shown potential to minimize fraud and improve the transparency and efficiency in global aid distribution. It is already being used by the World Food Programme\u2019s Building Blocks project to provide aid in Jordan, Bangladesh, Lebanon, and Ukraine.\n\nFull text of the resolution can be accessed here\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:07:19Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://amo.house.gov/press-release/amo-kim-promote-the-promise-of-blockchain-for-diplomatic-and-national-security-goals"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.8814699724316597, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}