H.R. 10109 · 119th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector
Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act
What it does
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Roll call votes
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What members said about it
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Baumgartner Introduces Bill to Ban Wildfire Betting
Congressman Michael Baumgartner (WA-05) introduced the Wildfire Event Contract Prohibition Act (H.R. 10109), legislation to prohibit prediction-market platforms from listing or clearing contracts that allow speculators to profit from…
“We’ve already had enough problems with arsonists causing wildfires in Eastern Washington, we don’t need betting markets giving potential big financial incentives to start fires.”
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.