House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act
Official title: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit wildfire event contracts on prediction markets, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Baumgartner R-WAWhere it went
- IntroducedAug 17, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 17, 2026 — Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 10109.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BAUMGARTNER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 133, August 17, 2026, Page H5245):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 17, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 10109, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/10109
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 26, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 12, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 8170 (119th) MATCH Act
- H.R. 2619 (119th) No Paydays for Hostage-Takers Act
- H.R. 7058 (119th) Foreign Adversary AI Risk Assessment and Diplomacy Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.