CFTC Charitable Organization Exemption Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6655 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6655 To exempt charitable organizations from commodity trading regulations and registration requirements. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 11, 2025 Mrs. McClain Delaney (for herself and Mr. Messmer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To exempt charitable organizations from commodity trading regulations and registration requirements. 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 ``CFTC Charitable Organization Exemption Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF QUALIFIED CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS FROM REGULATION AS COMMODITY POOL OPERATORS. Section 4m of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6m) is amended to read as follows: ``SEC. 4M. USE OF MAILS OR OTHER MEANS OR INSTRUMENTALITIES OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE BY COMMODITY TRADING ADVISORS AND COMMODITY POOL OPERATORS. ``(a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator, unless registered under this Act, to make use of the mails or any means or instrumentality of interstate commerce in connection with business as the commodity trading advisor or commodity pool operator. ``(b) Exceptions.-- ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a commodity trading advisor whose commodity trading advice is solely incidental to the conduct of that person's business, and who is a-- ``(A) dealer, processor, broker, or seller in cash market transactions of any commodity specifically set forth in section 2(a) of this Act before the enactment of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974 (or products there