Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7004 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7004

To prohibit a covered individual from engaging in covered transactions 
     involving prediction market contracts, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2026

   Mr. Torres of New York (for himself, Ms. Titus, Mr. Latimer, Ms. 
Norton, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Moulton, Ms. McBride, Ms. Adams, 
  Ms. Bynum, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Foster, Mr. 
Subramanyam, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Casten, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Bell, 
  Mr. Carson, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Levin, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. Deluzio, Ms. 
  McDonald Rivet, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Soto, Mr. Hernandez, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. 
Riley of New York, Mr. Vindman, Ms. Meng, and Ms. McCollum) introduced 
 the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
   and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on House 
   Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit a covered individual from engaging in covered transactions 
     involving prediction market contracts, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Public Integrity in Financial 
Prediction Markets Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COVERED TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING PREDICTION MARKET 
              CONTRACTS.

    (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for a covered individual to 
knowingly engage in a covered transaction if the covered individual--
            (1) at the time of the covered transaction, possesses 
        material nonpublic information relevant to such covered 
        transaction; or
            (2) may reasonably obtain such material nonpublic 
        information in the course of performing official duties, 
        including when such information would not otherwise be 
        available to a member of the public exercising reasonable 
        diligence.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered individual.--The term ``covered individual'' 
        means--
                    (A) an elected official of the Federal Government;
                    (B) an employee of the House of Representatives or 
                the Senate;
                    (C) a political appointee; or
                    (D) an employee of an Executive agency, as defined 
                in section 105 of title 5, United States Code.
            (2) Material nonpublic information.--The term ``material 
        nonpublic information'' means information--
                    (A) that a reasonable investor would consider 
                important in making an investment decision; and
                    (B) that is not publicly available.
            (3) Prediction market contract.--The term ``prediction 
        market contract'' means any financial instrument, contract, or 
        derivative--
                    (A) listed on or offered by a platform engaged in 
                interstate commerce; and
                    (B) tied to the occurrence or non-occurrence of a 
                future event, including market-based event contracts.
            (4) Covered transaction.--The term ``covered transaction'' 
        means the purchase, sale, or exchange of any prediction market 
        contract related to a--
                    (A) government policy;
                    (B) government action; or
                    (C) political outcome.
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