# 119-hr-7942: DEATH BETS Act

119-hr-7942, DEATH BETS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-24).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-7942
- Congress: 119
- Title: DEATH BETS Act
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Finance and Financial Sector
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-24

## Summary

**Bans the listing or clearing of exchange contracts tied to war, terrorism, assassination, or an individual's death.** It adds a new subsection to Section 5c of the Commodity Exchange Act that prohibits registered entities from listing or accepting for clearing contracts that reference those activities and uses the Act's "excluded commodity" definition to set scope. - Registered entities and exchanges are prohibited from listing for trading or accepting for clearing any contract-based instrument that involves, relates to, or references terrorism, assassination, war, or similar activities. - Contracts that involve or closely correlate to an individual's death are also barred from listing or clearing, narrowing event-trading product offerings. - The Commodity Futures Trading Commission determines which references or activities are covered and enforces the prohibition under its existing authority.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2026-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Exchanges barred from death-related contracts: mixed, low. If enacted, registered exchanges and clearinghouses would not be able to list or accept for clearing contracts based on an "excluded commodity" that reference terrorism, assassination, or war. They also would not be able to list contracts that involve or closely relate to an individual's death. The…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-7942 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/7942)

## Related
- [119-hr-3077: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3077)
- [119-hr-7977: Energy Bills Relief Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7977)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7481: Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7481)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7942 (as of 2026-10-24).