S4035
Referred to committee
DEATH BETS Act
- Federal
- Senate
- Introduced Mar 10, 2026
- Session 119
Bill Text
Version ISThis Act may be cited as the Discouraging Exploitative Assassination, Tragedy, and Harm Betting in Event Trading Systems Act or the DEATH BETS Act.
Section 5c of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 7a–2) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
A registered entity shall not list for trading or accept for clearing on or through the registered entity any of the following:
An agreement, contract, transaction, or swap based on an excluded commodity (as defined in section 1a(19)(iv)) that involves, relates to, or references terrorism, assassination, war, or any similar activity, as determined by the Commission.
An agreement, contract, transaction, or swap based on an excluded commodity (as defined in section 1a(19)(iv)) that involves, relates to, or references an individual’s death or could otherwise be construed as correlating closely to an individual’s death.
Section 5c of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 7a–2) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
A registered entity shall not list for trading or accept for clearing on or through the registered entity any of the following:
An agreement, contract, transaction, or swap based on an excluded commodity (as defined in section 1a(19)(iv)) that involves, relates to, or references terrorism, assassination, war, or any similar activity, as determined by the Commission.
An agreement, contract, transaction, or swap based on an excluded commodity (as defined in section 1a(19)(iv)) that involves, relates to, or references an individual’s death or could otherwise be construed as correlating closely to an individual’s death.
Legislative Timeline
2 actions-
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.