H.R. 7942

Summary

H.R. 7942, the DEATH BETS Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 16, 2026 by Rep. Mike Levin (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development, and last saw action on Apr 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Record

Text

H.R. 7942 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7942 IH: Discouraging Exploitative Assassination, Tragedy, and Harm Betting in Event Trading Systems Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-16
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7942  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 16, 2026   Mr. Levin  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities.
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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  .
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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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To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities.

Sponsors

Rep. Mike Levin (D) sponsors H.R. 7942, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Mike Levin

Rep. · D–CA-49 · Sponsor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026

Seth Moulton

Rep. · D–MA-6 · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 25, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7942 went before 2 committees: Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee and Agriculture.

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee

Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Subcommittee

Referred to · Apr 3, 2026 · 46 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Mar 16, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7942 has taken 3 actions since Mar 16, 2026, the latest on Apr 3, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7942 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 7942, as Identical bill.

S 4035DEATH BETS ActMar 10, 2026 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestr… · Identical bill

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Titles

H.R. 7942 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

• 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
• DEATH BETS Act — Display Title
• To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 1 firm and 7 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7942 in 2 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 Gaming/Gambling/Casino, Indian/Native American Affairs, Budget/Appropriations, Immigration, Natural Resources.

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7942 under Finance and Financial Sector, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7942’s is Finance and Financial Sector.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7942, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 47 (Monday, March 16, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. LEVIN:H.R. 7942.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2530]

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