IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 195 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a national strat-
egy 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 gen-
erate 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 con-
sumers because of the Internet of Things and innovations 
derived from it; 
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Whereas the Internet of Things, through augmented data col-
lection and process analyses, optimizes energy consump-
tion 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 citi-
zens and businesses, in both rural and urban parts of the 
country, have access to the safest and most resilient com-
munities 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 prom-
ise; 
Whereas businesses should implement reasonable cybersecu-
rity practices and protect consumers’ personal informa-
tion 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 ad-
vancement of pioneering technology: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
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(1) the United States should develop a national 
strategy to encourage the development of the Inter-
net of Things in a way that maximizes the promise 
connected technologies hold to empower consumers, 
foster future economic growth, and improve the Na-
tion’s collective social well-being; 
(2) the United States should prioritize accel-
erating the development and deployment of the 
Internet of Things in a way that recognizes its bene-
fits, allows for future innovation, and responsibly 
protects against misuse; 
(3) the United States should recognize the im-
portance of consensus-based best practices and com-
munication among stakeholders, with the under-
standing that businesses can play an important role 
in the future development of the Internet of Things; 
(4) the United States Government should com-
mit itself to using the Internet of Things to improve 
its efficiency and effectiveness and cut waste, fraud, 
and abuse whenever possible; 
(5) to further innovation, economic growth, and 
ensure cybersecurity, the United States should only 
address discrete harms in the Internet of Things 
marketplace when identified pursuant to cost-benefit 
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