[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7477 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7477

  To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit entities registered 
 under such Act from engaging in transactions involving sporting event 
                   or casino-style gaming contracts.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 10, 2026

  Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                        Committee on Agriculture

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit entities registered 
 under such Act from engaging in transactions involving sporting event 
                   or casino-style gaming contracts.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Fair Markets and Sports Integrity 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO SPORTING EVENT AND GAMING CONTRACTS.

    Section 4c of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6c) is amended 
by adding at the end the following:
    ``(h) Sporting Event and Gaming Contract Prohibition.--
            ``(1) In general.--A registered entity may not list for 
        trading, facilitate, or clear any agreement, contract, or 
        transaction that is based on, references, or derives its value 
        from, or otherwise involves--
                    ``(A) any sporting event or athletic competition; 
                or
                    ``(B) any casino-style game.
            ``(2) Definitions.--In paragraph (1):
                    ``(A) Casino-style game.--The term `casino-style 
                game' means any game customarily offered in casinos or 
                gambling establishments, including slot machines, 
                blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, bingo, lotteries, or 
                any digital or simulated version of such games.
                    ``(B) Sporting event or athletic competition.--The 
                term `sporting event or athletic competition' means any 
                live, simulated, or virtual event involving physical or 
                mental skill or athletic performance in which 1 or more 
                participants or teams compete or face a challenge and 
                an outcome, score, or statistical measure is 
                determined, including amateur, intercollegiate, or 
                professional sports.''.
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