CFTC Protection of Information and Data Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jun 15, 2026
What it does
The CFTC Protection of Information and Data Act of 2026 amends the Commodity Exchange Act to clarify and expand the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) authority to disclose certain trader information—such as names, addresses, and transaction data—to Congress, federal, state, and foreign governmental entities under specified conditions, while preserving legal privileges like attorney-client and work-product protections when sharing information. The bill permits the CFTC to share previously disclosed trader data publicly and provides that neither the CFTC nor recipient entities waive privileges when exchanging information under these provisions, except in certain investigative…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
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What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.