House Resolution 905
By: Representatives Cannon of the 58th, Willis of the 55th, Bazemore of the 69th, Jackson of
the 68th, McQueen of the 61st, and others
A RESOLUTION
Encouraging the Department of Education to implement a public awareness campaign for
grade levels K-12 regarding blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, technology literacy is an important skill at all ages, and innovative technology
continues to emerge; and
WHEREAS, blockchain computation represents the future of how the world interacts online
and shares information through a permanent record of transactions on an open ledger; and
WHEREAS, cryptocurrency, including Bitcoin, is becoming increasingly accepted and
commonly used in lieu of traditional currency and can break down barriers by allowing
people around the world to transact with each other for goods and services without the
restrictions of traditional financial systems; and
WHEREAS, Web3 represents the future of the internet and will revolutionize how businesses
interact with each other, provide more secure interactions between users, and allow for
additional transparency in records of transactions between people and entities; and
WHEREAS, art is now being created, stored, and distributed as nonfungible tokens, and the
digitized art market is only just beginning; and
WHEREAS, making children aware of the potential of these technologies and encouraging
them to use these technologies from a young age will help children utilize them more
effectively in the future.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that
the members of this body encourage the Department of Education to implement a public
awareness campaign for grade levels K-12 regarding blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3
so students are able to recognize the innovations of such technologies at a young age so as
to utilize them more effectively in the future.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the
Department of Education.