House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
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 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.
Sponsor: Rep. Blake Moore R-UTWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 5, 2026
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Apr 3, 2026 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7840.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MOORE of Utah, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 42, March 5, 2026, Page H2473):Article I Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 5, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 19 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7840, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7840
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of October 23, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
3 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 2 Democrats
2 of 3 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Blake Moore.
- H.R. 187 (119th) MAPWaters Act of 2025
- H.R. 4930 (119th) To expand the sharing of information with respect to suspected violations of intellectual property rights in trade.
- H.R. 2876 (119th) University of Utah Research Park Act
- H.R. 186 (119th) Hershel Woody Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act
- H.Res. 1201 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
- H.Res. 31 (119th) Electing Members to certain standing committees of the House of Representatives.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.