119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 5, 2026
Event Contract Enforcement Act
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Apr 3, 2026): Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Finance and Financial Sector
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2588-2589)
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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25 citations.
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$670,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues around events contracts on sports and prediction markets; Event Contract Enforcement Act (H.R. 7840); Prediction Markets are Gambling Act (S.4160); Digital asset market structure legislation, including H.R. 3633 and other Senate Banking/Agriculture Committee…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
INTRALOT. INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$120,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act; HR 7477 Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act; S. 4160 -Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act; H.R.7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BALLY'S CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act; HR 7477 Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act; S. 4160 -Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act; H.R.7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 17, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Prediction Market Sports Betting and Gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955 / S. 4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S. 4160 - Prediction Markets Are Gambl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 13, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…licy; Prediction Market Sports Betting and Gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955 / S. 4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S. 4160 - Prediction Markets Are Gambl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 11, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ming; prediction market sports betting and gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955/S.4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S.4160 - Prediction Markets Are Gambling…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 11, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legality of prediction market gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955/S. 4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S. 4160 -Prediction Markets Are Gambling…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR ADDICTION SCIENCE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH · lobbying firm or registrant: TENAGRITY SOLUTIONS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Jul 24, 2026 · issue area: Commodities (big ticket)
Amount not reported
Support for HR7840 (Event Contract Enforcement Act) addressing event contracts on war, etc. (recognizing such activity as gambling, a common addictive activity).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
CENTER FOR ADDICTION SCIENCE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH · lobbying firm or registrant: TENAGRITY SOLUTIONS, LLC
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Jul 24, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
Amount not reported
Support for HR7840 (Event Contract Enforcement Act) addressing event contracts on war, etc. (recognizing such activity as gambling, a common addictive activity).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. View filing
INTRALOT. INC. · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$120,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act; HR 7477 Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act; S. 4160 -Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act; H.R.7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
BALLY'S CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: THE MADISON GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Accounting for Income Realized from Betting Earnings Taxation Act; HR 7477 Fair Markets and Sports Integrity Act; S. 4160 -Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act; H.R.7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR ADDICTION SCIENCE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH · lobbying firm or registrant: TENAGRITY SOLUTIONS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support for HR7840 (Event Contract Enforcement Act) addressing event contracts on war, etc. (recognizing such activity as gambling, a common addictive activity).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR ADDICTION SCIENCE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH · lobbying firm or registrant: TENAGRITY SOLUTIONS, LLC
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Commodities (big ticket)
$10,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support for HR7840 (Event Contract Enforcement Act) addressing event contracts on war, etc. (recognizing such activity as gambling, a common addictive activity).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Prediction Market Sports Betting and Gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955 / S. 4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S. 4160 - Prediction Markets Are Gambl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…licy; Prediction Market Sports Betting and Gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955 / S. 4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S. 4160 - Prediction Markets Are Gambl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$660,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues around events contracts on sports and prediction markets; Event Contract Enforcement Act (H.R. 7840); Prediction Markets are Gambling Act (S.4160); Digital asset market structure legislation, including the Senate Banking/Agriculture Committee discussion draft…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ming; prediction market sports betting and gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955/S.4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S.4160 - Prediction Markets Are Gambling…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 10, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legality of prediction market gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955/S. 4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S. 4160 -Prediction Markets Are Gambling…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR ADDICTION SCIENCE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH · lobbying firm or registrant: TENAGRITY SOLUTIONS, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Commodities (big ticket)
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support for HR7840 (Event Contract Enforcement Act) addressing event contracts on war, etc. (recognizing such activity as gambling, a common addictive activity).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR ADDICTION SCIENCE, POLICY, AND RESEARCH · lobbying firm or registrant: TENAGRITY SOLUTIONS, LLC
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Support for HR7840 (Event Contract Enforcement Act) addressing event contracts on war, etc. (recognizing such activity as gambling, a common addictive activity).
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN GAMING ASSOCIATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 16, 2026 · issue area: Agriculture
$730,000
Spent on own lobbying
Issues around events contracts on sports and prediction markets; Event Contract Enforcement Act (H.R. 7840); Prediction Markets are Gambling Act (S.4160)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
SHAKOPEE MDEWAKANTON DAKOTA (SIOUX) COMMUNITY · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 12, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$20,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Prediction Market Sports Betting and Gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955 / S. 4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S. 4160 - Prediction Markets Are Gambl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CHOCTAW NATION OF OKLAHOMA · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 11, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$90,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…down; Prediction Market Sports Betting and Gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955 / S. 4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S. 4160 - Prediction Markets Are Gambl…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ST REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 10, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…ming; prediction market sports betting and gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955/S.4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S.4160 -Prediction Markets Are Gambling A…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
MILLE LACS BAND OF OJIBWE INDIANS · lobbying firm or registrant: HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 10, 2026 · issue area: Gaming/Gambling/Casino
$80,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Legality of prediction market gaming; H.R. 8076 - PREDICT Act (Preventing Real-time Exploitation and Deceptive Insider Congressional Trading Act); H.R. 7840 - Event Contract Enforcement Act; H.R. 7955/S. 4115 - BETS OFF Act (Banning Exchange Trading on Sports and Elections); S. 4160 -Prediction Markets Are Gambling…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing