119th Congress
H.R. 7840
Event Contract Enforcement Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Blake D. Moore(R-UT)
- Introduced
- Mar 5, 2026
- Policy area
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Committees
- House Committee on Agriculture
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (3)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA)
Added later (2)
- Gabe Vasquez (D-NM) · Apr 21, 2026
- Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX) · May 26, 2026
Summary
No Congressional Research Service summary yet. CRS usually publishes one a few weeks after a bill is introduced.
Official title: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit event contracts based on terrorism, assassination, war, gaming, illegal activity, election outcomes, government activities, or other activities determined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to be contrary to the public interest, and to allow States to exempt themselves from the prohibition on gaming contracts.
Latest action(Apr 3, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 3, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development. - Mar 18, 2026
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2588-2589) - Mar 5, 2026 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. - Mar 5, 2026
Introduced in House