House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
DEATH BETS Act
Official title: To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities.
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Levin D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 16, 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. 7942.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 47, March 16, 2026, Page H2530):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 16, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7942, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7942
- 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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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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Mike Levin.
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- H.R. 1423 (119th) Guard and Reserve GI Bill Parity Act of 2025
- H.R. 5195 (119th) Advancing Toward Impact Aid Full Funding Act
- H.R. 2862 (119th) Southern California Coast and Ocean Protection Act
- H.R. 7038 (119th) Protecting Taxpayers from Risky Investments in Venezuela Act
- H.R. 7398 (119th) Passports for Purple Hearts and Medals of Honor Act
Related bills
- S. 4035 (119th) DEATH BETS ActIdentical bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
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.