People running for office banned from betting on their own races
H.R. 10732 — No Betting on Your Own Race Act · Filed by Donald Davis (D-NC) · Introduced Oct 5, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill stops people running for federal office from betting on their own races. It also stops their spouses, kids, and campaign groups from doing this. Fines are $10,000 per break or three times the money gained, whichever is more. The Federal Election Commission keeps a public list of all people running for office. The commission tells them about this ban when they file to run.
Who it affects
People running for federal office are affected. Their spouses and kids are affected. Campaign groups are affected.
One thing to notice
The bill stops people running for office from making money if their race wins or loses. It stops their families from doing this too.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Oct 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Oct 5, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal office — Jobs in Congress or other government posts across the United States
- betting — Putting money on what will happen, like an election result
- Federal Election Commission — The federal agency that makes rules about races and people running for office
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,399 characters) on Oct 8, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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