- Record: Senate Floor
- Section type: Floor speeches
- Chamber: Senate
- Date: April 30, 2026
- Congress: 119th Congress
- Why this source matters: This section came from the Senate floor portion of the record.
MAKING A TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO AMENDING RULE XXXVII OF THE STANDING
RULES OF THE SENATE TO PROHIBIT SENATORS FROM TRADING ON PREDICTION
MARKETS
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that notwithstanding adoption of S. Res. 708, as amended, amendment No. 5442, previously agreed to, be modified with the technical correction at the desk and agreed to.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The amendment (No. 5442), as modified, is as follows:
(Purpose: To improve the bill)
On page 2, line 1, strike “No Member” and insert “No
Member, officer, or employee”.
On page 2, line 2, insert “swap,” after “contract,”.
On page 2, line 3, insert “of an excluded commodity, as
defined in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C.
1a),” after “delivery”.
On page 2, line 5, insert “or contingency. Nothing in this
paragraph shall be construed to apply to insurance for which
the insured holds a lawful insurable interest” after
“event”.
On page 2, add at the end the following:
SEC. 2. SENSE OF THE SENATE.
It is the sense of the Senate that the House of
Representatives, executive branch, and judicial branch should
establish restrictions similar to those under section 1
relating to participation in prediction markets.
The amendment (No. 5442), as modified, was agreed to.