Loading the public record
Loading the public record
Where They Stand is a nonpartisan guide to everyone running for Congress: their money, their own words and how incumbents voted. Find your ballot →
All recent votes114th CongressHouse
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the United States should: (1) develop a national strategy to encourage development of the Internet of Things for connected technologies to empower consumers, foster future economic growth, and improve the nation's collective social well-being; (2) recognize the role of businesses in the future development of the Internet of Things; (3) engage in inclusive dialogue with industry and work cooperatively; and (4) determine if using the Internet of Things can improve the government's efficiency and effectiveness and cut waste, fraud, and abuse.
Calls on U.S. innovators to commit to improving the quality of life for future generations by developing safe, new technologies aimed at tackling the most challenging societal issues facing the world.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.Res. 847 as passed House without amendment on Sep 12, 2016. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
House Sep 12, 2016
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives about a national strategy for the Internet of Things to promote economic growth and consumer empowerment
Passed · Two-thirds required
367 Yea 4 Nay 59 not voting · 1 present
Crossed both parties 4 of 371 voting members broke with their own party: 4 Republicans.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
431 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.Res. 847 and vote against it. 3 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.Res. 847 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
6 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.