H.R. 7488 119th Congress House

CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026

Official title: To create an Office of the Chief Economist at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Introduced: February 11, 2026 Introduced by: Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Finance and Financial Sector

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Mar 20, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Feb 11, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now March 20, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Agriculture Committee
House of Representatives
Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Agriculture Committee

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Cosponsors 2

Lawler, Michael

New York · Aug 31, 2026

McClain Delaney, April

Maryland · Feb 11, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7488: CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7488/

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"H.R. 7488: CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7488/.

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H.R. 7488, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7488/.

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