Sponsors (20)
The resolution promotes voluntary, uniform ethical limits on federal employees' participation in prediction markets to reduce conflicts of interest, but because the guidance is nonbinding it may have limited effect and could produce inconsistent, confusing policies across branches.
Federal employees (executive and judicial branch personnel): the resolution encourages following uniform ethical guidance limiting participation in prediction markets, which could reduce conflicts of interest and improve impartiality of decision-making.
Federal employees: the guidance is advisory only with no enforceable standards or deadlines, so it may not change behavior or effectively prevent conflicts of interest.
Federal employees: encouraging parallel but nonbinding restrictions could produce uneven adoption across branches, creating inconsistent policies and confusion about permissible conduct.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Adds a House rule prohibiting Members, officers, and employees from participating in prediction markets and urges other branches to adopt similar restrictions (advisory only).
Introduced April 30, 2026 by Alice Costandina Titus · Last progress April 30, 2026
Amends the House rules to insert a new prohibition (placed between existing clauses) that restricts participation in prediction markets by Members, officers, and employees of the House. It also includes a non-binding statement urging the executive and judicial branches to adopt similar restrictions; that statement creates no legal obligations for those branches.