Ban Gambling on Elections Act of 2024
S. 2118th Congress

Ban Gambling on Elections Act of 2024

Introduced in the SenateSen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR)3 sections · 1 min read
Version: is · Apr 20, 2026

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Ban Gambling on Elections Act of 2024.

Section 2. Prohibition on political election or contest agreements, contracts, transactions, and swaps

Section 5c(c)(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 7a–2(c)(5)) is amended by adding at the end the following:

(D) Prohibition relating to political elections or contests

Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, no agreement, contract, transaction, or swap involving any political election or any other political contest (or any index, measure, value, or data related thereto, or occurrence, extent of an occurrence, or contingency based thereon) may be listed or made available for clearing or trading on or through a registered entity.

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