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April 30, 2026
Senate unanimously bans prediction market trading for members and staff
- The U.S. Senate unanimously approved a ban on prediction market trading for all members and staff, effective immediately.
- Senator Bernie Moreno led the initiative, emphasizing the need to prevent speculative activities while on the taxpayer's payroll.
- The resolution includes an amendment from Senator Alex Padilla extending the ban to Senate staff, and calls for similar measures in the House.
8 Sources
- U.S. senators ban themselves from prediction markets tradingApr 30, 2026 at 5:20 PM · CNBC
- U.S. senators voted to ban themselves from trading on platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket following concerns over insider tradingApr 30, 2026 at 5:56 PM · WSJ
- Senate bans members and staff from trading on prediction marketsApr 30, 2026 at 6:53 PM · NBC
- Senators pass resolution banning themselves from trading on prediction marketsApr 30, 2026 at 7:23 PM · The Hill
- US Senate bans its members, staff from betting in prediction marketsApr 30, 2026 at 7:25 PM · Reuters
- Senators ban themselves from participating in prediction marketsApr 30, 2026 at 8:05 PM · Washington Post
- Senators ban themselves from prediction marketsApr 30, 2026 at 9:51 PM · The Hill
- Senate Bans Prediction Markets for Its Members and StaffApr 30, 2026 at 10:13 PM · NYT