Public Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act of 2026

Key Points

• The bill bans the President, Vice President, members of Congress, political appointees, and federal agency employees from using secret government information to profit on prediction markets. These are platforms where people bet on whether future events will happen, like elections or policy changes.
• Officials who break the rule face a fine of at least $500 or double the profit they made from the bet, whichever amount is higher. All fines go into the U.S. Treasury.
• Any covered official who makes a prediction market trade worth more than $250 must report it within 30 days, including details like the price, date, platform used, and whether they made or lost money.
• Ethics offices have 180 days after the law takes effect to set up enforcement procedures and work with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to write rules for carrying out the new requirements.
• The bill has bipartisan support, introduced by Senators Slotkin, Young, Schiff, and Curtis, and applies to prediction market platforms both inside and outside the United States.