Amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit trading contracts involving war, death, and similar activities.
The DEATH BETS Act amends the Commodity Exchange Act to prohibit the listing of contracts relating to war, death, and similar activities. This includes agreements, contracts, transactions, or swaps based on excluded commodities that involve, relate to, or reference terrorism, assassination, war, or similar activities. The prohibition applies to registered entities, which are required to not list such contracts for trading or accept them for clearing.
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