Honesty and Trust in Service Act

Eugene Simon Vindman

Democrat · VA · Representative

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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

2026-05-29

Source: Congress.gov

The proposal would ban Department of Defense employees and military personnel from participating in prediction markets, which are betting platforms where people wager money on the outcomes of future events like elections or policy decisions. The restriction aims to prevent potential conflicts of interest and protect national security by ensuring that military and defense staff don't have financial incentives tied to specific geopolitical outcomes or policy decisions.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 9082 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9082 To prohibit the use of prediction markets by Department of Defense personnel, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 29, 2026 Mr. Vindman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To prohibit the use of prediction markets by Department of Defense personnel, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Honesty and Trust in Service Act''. SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF PREDICTION MARKETS BY PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. (a) Regulations Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall issue regulations prohibiting members of the covered Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense from entering into transactions on prediction markets in cases in which the member or employee-- (1) at the time of the transaction, possesses material nonpublic information relevant to such transaction; or (2) may reasonably obtain such material nonpublic information in the course of performing official duties, including when such information would not otherwise be available to a member of the public exercising reasonable diligence. (b) Enforcement.--The regulations under subsection (a) shall specify a range of punishments for the use of prediction markets in violation of the regulations. (c) Definitions.--In this section: (1) The term ``covered Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force. (2) The term ``material nonpublic information'' means information-- (A) that a reasonable investor would consider important in making an investment decision; and (B) that is not publicly available. <all>

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