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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 110 

Expressing the sense of the Senate about a strategy for the Internet of 

Things to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 24, 2015 

Mrs. FISCHER (for herself, Mr. BOOKER, Ms. AYOTTE, and Mr. SCHATZ) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of the Senate about a 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 our 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 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 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 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 Senate that— 

2 (1) the United States should develop a strategy 

3 to incentivize the development of the Internet of 

4 Things in a way that maximizes the promise con5 nected technologies hold to empower consumers, fos6 ter future economic growth, and improve our collec7 tive social well-being; 

8 (2) the United States should prioritize accel9 erating the development and deployment of the 


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1 Internet of Things in a way that recognizes its bene2 fits, allows for future innovation, and responsibly 

3 protects against misuse; 

4 (3) the United States should recognize the im5 portance of consensus-based best practices and com6 munication among stakeholders, with the under7 standing that businesses can play an important role 

8 in the future development of the Internet of Things; 

9 (4) the United States Government should com10 mit itself to using the Internet of Things to improve 

11 its efficiency and effectiveness and cut waste, fraud, 

12 and abuse whenever possible; and 

13 (5) using the Internet of Things, innovators in 

14 the United States should commit to improving the 

15 quality of life for future generations by developing 

16 safe, new technologies aimed at tackling the most 

17 challenging societal issues facing the world. 

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