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119-hres-1248119th CongressWALLET

Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives from participating in prediction markets in certain cases, and for other purposes.

Sponsored By: Representative Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

Introduced

Summary

Ban on prediction-market trading by House officials. This bill would prohibit House officials from entering into trades or agreements that depend on the occurrence of specific events tied to an "excluded commodity" under the Commodity Exchange Act.

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  • Members, Delegates, the Resident Commissioner, and House officers and employees would be barred from entering into any agreement, contract, swap, or transaction that provides for purchase, sale, payment, or delivery of an excluded commodity that depends on a specific event or contingency.
  • The prohibition would not apply to insurance where the insured holds a lawful insurable interest and would not apply to lawful sports wagers.
  • The bill would express the sense that the executive branch and the judicial branch should adopt similar restrictions on participation in prediction markets.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.

Ban on prediction markets for House staff

This resolution would prohibit any Member, Delegate, the Resident Commissioner, officer, or employee of the House from entering into or offering any agreement, contract, swap, or transaction that pays out based on whether a specific event happens. The ban would cover deals tied to the purchase, sale, payment, or delivery of an "excluded commodity" as defined in federal law. It would not apply to insurance when the insured has a lawful insurable interest, and it would not apply to lawful sports wagers. The resolution would also express the sense that the executive and judicial branches should adopt similar restrictions.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Titus, Dina [D-NV-1]

NV • D

Cosponsors

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 5/4/2026

  • Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/4/2026

  • Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 5/4/2026

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 5/4/2026

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/4/2026

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Auchincloss, Jake [D-MA-4]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/7/2026

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

  • Rep. Goodlander, Maggie [D-NH-2]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 5/11/2026

  • Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L. [D-CT-3]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/12/2026

  • Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2026

  • Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]

    KS • D

    Sponsored 5/13/2026

  • Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 5/15/2026

  • Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 5/20/2026

  • Rep. Vasquez, Gabe [D-NM-2]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 5/29/2026

  • Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2026

  • Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 6/3/2026

  • Rep. Levin, Mike [D-CA-49]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/9/2026

  • Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 6/9/2026

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/18/2026

  • Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 6/23/2026

  • Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 7/20/2026

  • Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]

    FL • R

    Sponsored 8/27/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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