CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Bresnahan
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Summary
Creates an Office of the Chief Economist inside the Commission to provide centralized economic analysis and advice. This office would lead economic research, perform regulatory cost‑benefit analysis, and serve as the Commission’s in‑house economic advisor.
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- Commission leaders would be required to coordinate with the Chief Economist and to weigh market liquidity in oversight and rulemaking.
- The office would fund and staff economists, research analysts, and data specialists. The bill permits using excepted‑service hiring authorities for some roles while stating those hires do not convert positions out of the competitive service.
- Statutory references to "futures markets" are replaced with "markets under the jurisdiction of the Commission," expanding the scope where the office’s analysis and liquidity considerations apply.
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Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
New CFTC Chief Economist Office
If enacted, the bill would create an Office of the Chief Economist inside the CFTC. A Chief Economist would advise the Commission and perform economic, cost‑benefit analysis and research. The CFTC would be allowed to hire economists, research analysts, data specialists, and tech staff under a special appointment framework while keeping those positions in the competitive service. The bill would also require the Commission to coordinate with that Office before certain Commission actions and to consider market liquidity and apply rules to all markets the CFTC oversees.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Bresnahan
PA • R
Cosponsors
McClain Delaney
MD • D
Sponsored 2/11/2026
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