CFTC Proprietary Information Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8125 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8125 To amend the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 for the protection of proprietary information, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 26, 2026 Mr. Rouzer (for himself and Mr. David Scott of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Commodity Exchange Act of 1936 for the protection of proprietary information, 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 ``CFTC Proprietary Information Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION. Section 8 of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 12) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``(j) Proprietary Information.-- ``(1) In general.--For any proprietary information provided to the Commission, the Commission shall, after notice and comment, adopt rules and regulations to apply the provisions of this section to the proprietary information the Commission obtains or receives, to the extent such information is not already covered by the provisions of this section. ``(2) Policies.--With regard to proprietary information the Commission obtains or receives, the Commission shall adopt rules and regulations, to-- ``(A) address circumstances when the Commission requests proprietary information; ``(B) safeguard the information, taking into consideration the level of sensitivity of the information; ``(C) limit access to the information to appropriate staff, as determined by the Commission; and ``(D) protect the information from unlawful use or disclosure. ``(3) Sharing.--The Commission shall adopt rules a