S5100-118

Introduced

To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit political election or contest agreements, contracts, transactions, and swaps.

118th Congress Introduced Sep 18, 2024

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, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit political election or contest agreements, contracts, transactions, and swaps., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services 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, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ban Gambling on Elections Act of 2024.
  • Section id545d0d4bb7b34fada4930f7fde191250: 2. Prohibition on political election or contest agreements, contracts, transactions, and swaps Section 5c(c)(5) of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C....

Evidence Chain:

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

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit political election or contest agreements, contracts, transactions, and swaps., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit political election or contest agreements, contracts, transactions, and swaps., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology

Whole bill

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 18, 2024

Mr. Merkley (for himself, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Whitehouse) …

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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