HR7488-119

In Committee

CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Feb 11, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Technology, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H79717352EE3C48F89B83FCBA2E9E2704: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026.
  • Section HD2CAA3C09A0C412CBBDB5E8BD9EAC05C: 2. Office of the Chief Economist Section 2(a) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 2(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: (16)Office of the...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Technology, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, CFTC Office of the Chief Economist Act of 2026, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.

Policy Domains

Finance Technology Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
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federal implementing agencies:
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Feb 11, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced in House

Feb 11, 2026

Mr. Bresnahan (for himself and Mrs. McClain Delaney) introduced the …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Technology Immigration
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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