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H.R. 7840 119th Congress House

Event Contract Enforcement Act

Official title: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit event contracts based on terrorism, assassination, war, gaming, illegal activity, election outcomes, government… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit event contracts based on terrorism, assassination, war, gaming, illegal activity, election outcomes, government activities, or other activities determined by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to be contrary to the public interest, and to allow States to exempt themselves from the prohibition on gaming contracts.

Introduced: March 5, 2026 Introduced by: Blake D. Moore Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 3, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Mar 18, 2026
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2588-2589)
Mar 5, 2026
Introduced in House
Mar 5, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
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What's happening now April 3, 2026

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 22

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION
    for AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE MADISON GROUP
    for INTRALOT. INC. · Georgia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • THE MADISON GROUP
    for BALLY'S CORPORATION · Rhode Island · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
    for SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITY · Minnesota · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
    for CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA · Oklahoma · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
    for ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7840: Event Contract Enforcement Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7840/
MLA
"H.R. 7840: Event Contract Enforcement Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7840/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 7840, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7840/.
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[H.R. 7840: Event Contract Enforcement Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7840/)
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