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S. 4035

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4035, the DEATH BETS Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 10, 2026 by Sen. Adam Schiff (D). It was referred to Agriculture, Nutrition, And Forestry, and last saw action on Mar 10, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Record

Text

S. 4035 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb4035/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4035 IS: Discouraging Exploitative Assassination, Tragedy, and Harm Betting in Event Trading Systems Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4035  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 10, 2026   Mr. Schiff  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry    A BILL
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Discouraging Exploitative Assassination, Tragedy, and Harm Betting in Event Trading Systems Act   or the   DEATH BETS Act  .
2.
Prohibition on listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities
Section 5c of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 7a–2 ) is amended by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
(d)
Prohibition on listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities
A registered entity shall not list for trading or accept for clearing on or through the registered entity any of the following:
(1)
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.
(2)
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.
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Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-10
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities.

Sponsors

Sen. Adam Schiff (D) sponsors S. 4035 alone.

Adam Schiff

Sen. · D–CA · Sponsor

Committees

S. 4035 went before 1 committee: Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry
Referred To · Mar 10, 2026 · 334 Bills

Actions

S. 4035 has taken 2 actions since Mar 10, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 10, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee
Mar 10, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4035 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4035, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 4035 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • DEATH BETS Act — Display Title
  • DEATH BETS Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • Discouraging Exploitative Assassination, Tragedy, and Harm Betting in Event Trading Systems Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 1 firm and 9 registered lobbyists who named S. 4035 in 8 quarterly filings, 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Indian/Native American Affairs, Gaming/Gambling/Casino, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA—Oklahoma12$170K
MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANS—Minnesota12$160K
ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE—New York12$100K
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITY—Minnesota12$40K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP48$470K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
JAMES MEGGESTO147
CHASE GERMANN146
PHILIP BAKER-SHENK136
CHRISTOPHER JAARDA124
KENNETH PARSONS124
ISABELLA WARREN112
MICHAEL GALANO112
DIMITRIOS KARAKITSOS111
ED PERLMUTTER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMAHOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP2026 first_quarter$90K1st Quarter - Report
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMAHOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANSHOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANSHOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP2026 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBEHOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP2026 second_quarter$50K2nd Quarter - Report
ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBEHOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP2026 first_quarter$50K1st Quarter - Report
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITYHOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITYHOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4035 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4035’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

s4035/policy-areas.txt
Finance and Financial SectorAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com