H.R. 7477

Summary

H.R. 7477, the Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 10, 2026 by Rep. Dina Titus (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit, and last saw action on Mar 20, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.

Record

Text

H.R. 7477 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 HR 7477 IH: Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-10
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 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7477  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 10, 2026   Ms. Titus  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Agriculture    A BILL
To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit entities registered under such Act from engaging in transactions involving sporting event or casino-style gaming contracts.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act  .
2.
Prohibitions relating to sporting event and gaming contracts
Section 4c of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 6c ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(h)
Sporting event and gaming contract prohibition
(1)
In general
A registered entity may not list for trading, facilitate, or clear any agreement, contract, or transaction that is based on, references, or derives its value from, or otherwise involves—
(A)
any sporting event or athletic competition; or
(B)
any casino-style game.
(2)
Definitions
In paragraph (1):
(A)
Casino-style game
The term  casino-style game  means any game customarily offered in casinos or gambling establishments, including slot machines, blackjack, roulette, craps, poker, bingo, lotteries, or any digital or simulated version of such games.
(B)
Sporting event or athletic competition
The term  sporting event or athletic competition  means any live, simulated, or virtual event involving physical or mental skill or athletic performance in which 1 or more participants or teams compete or face a challenge and an outcome, score, or statistical measure is determined, including amateur, intercollegiate, or professional sports.
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Tracker

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To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit entities registered under such Act from engaging in transactions involving sporting event or casino-style gaming contracts.

Sponsors

Rep. Dina Titus (D) sponsors H.R. 7477, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Dina Titus

Rep. · D–NV-1 · Sponsor

Introduced Feb 10, 2026

Betty McCollum

Rep. · D–MN-4 · Co-sponsor

Joined Apr 2, 2026

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Committees

H.R. 7477 went before 2 committees: General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee and Agriculture.

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit Subcommittee

Referred to · Mar 20, 2026 · 39 Bills

Agriculture

Agriculture

Referred To · Feb 10, 2026 · 226 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7477 has taken 3 actions since Feb 10, 2026, the latest on Mar 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 7477 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 7477 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act — Display Title
• Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit entities registered under such Act from engaging in transactions involving sporting event or casino-style gaming contracts. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

4 clients hired 2 firms and 9 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7477 in 4 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, Housing, Immigration, Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Natural Resources.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7477 under Sports and Recreation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7477’s is Sports and Recreation.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 7477, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 28 (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TITUS:H.R. 7477.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2119]

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