Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7942
DEATH BETS Act
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Introduced 2026-03-16Topic: economy jobsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would change the Commodity Exchange Act to ban certain event contracts. Registered trading entities could not list for trading or accept for clearing contracts based on events that involve terrorism, assassination, war, or similar activities, as determined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. They also could not list or clear contracts that involve or reference a person's death, or that could be seen as closely tied to a person's death.
Sponsors
- Mike Levin Democrat sponsor
- 2 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-03 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. | refer |
| 2026-03-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. | refer |
| 2026-03-16 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-03-16 | Introduced in House | introduce |