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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 195 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a national strategy for the Internet of Things to promote economic growth and consumer 

empowerment. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 13, 2015 

Mr. LANCE submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about 

a national strategy for the Internet of Things to promote 

economic growth and consumer empowerment. 

Whereas the Internet of Things currently connects tens of 

billions of devices worldwide and has the potential to generate trillions of dollars in economic opportunity; 

Whereas increased connectivity can empower consumers in 

nearly every aspect of their daily lives, including in the 

fields of agriculture, education, energy, healthcare, public 

safety, security, and transportation, to name just a few; 

Whereas businesses across the economy can simplify logistics, 

cut costs in supply chains, and pass savings on to consumers because of the Internet of Things and innovations 

derived from it; 


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Whereas the Internet of Things, through augmented data collection and process analyses, optimizes energy consumption by increasing energy efficiency and reducing usage 

and demand; 

Whereas the United States should strive to be a world leader 

in smart cities and smart infrastructure to ensure its citizens and businesses, in both rural and urban parts of the 

country, have access to the safest and most resilient communities in the world; 

Whereas the United States is the world leader in developing 

the Internet of Things technology, and with a national 

strategy guiding both public and private entities, the 

United States will continue to produce breakthrough 

technologies and lead the world in innovation; 

Whereas the evolution of the Internet of Things is a nascent 

market, the future direction of which holds much promise; 

Whereas businesses should implement reasonable cybersecurity practices and protect consumers’ personal information to increase confidence, trust, and acceptance of this 

emerging market; 

Whereas the Internet of Things represents a wide range of 

technologies that are governed by various laws, policies, 

and governmental entities; and 

Whereas coordination between all stakeholders of the Internet 

of Things on relevant developments, impediments, and 

achievements is a vital ingredient to the continued advancement of pioneering technology: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep2 resentatives that— 


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1 (1) the United States should develop a national 

2 strategy to encourage the development of the Inter3 net of Things in a way that maximizes the promise 

4 connected technologies hold to empower consumers, 

5 foster future economic growth, and improve the Na6 tion’s collective social well-being; 

7 (2) the United States should prioritize accel8 erating the development and deployment of the 

9 Internet of Things in a way that recognizes its bene10 fits, allows for future innovation, and responsibly 

11 protects against misuse; 

12 (3) the United States should recognize the im13 portance of consensus-based best practices and com14 munication among stakeholders, with the under15 standing that businesses can play an important role 

16 in the future development of the Internet of Things; 

17 (4) the United States Government should com18 mit itself to using the Internet of Things to improve 

19 its efficiency and effectiveness and cut waste, fraud, 

20 and abuse whenever possible; 

21 (5) to further innovation, economic growth, and 

22 ensure cybersecurity, the United States should only 

23 address discrete harms in the Internet of Things 

24 marketplace when identified pursuant to cost-benefit 


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1 analysis revealing that governmental action is nec2 essary; and 

3 (6) using the Internet of Things, innovators in 

4 the United States should commit to improving the 

5 quality of life for future generations by developing 

6 safe, new technologies aimed at tackling the most 

7 challenging societal issues facing the world. 

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