H.R. 8125House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

CFTC Proprietary Information Act of 2026

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The CFTC Proprietary Information Act of 2026 amends the Commodity Exchange Act to require the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to create rules that protect any proprietary information it receives. The new rules will set standards for how the CFTC requests, safeguards, limits access to, and prevents unlawful use or disclosure of such information, and they will also govern how the CFTC can share the information with other government agencies.

Key Provisions

The CFTC must issue rules, after notice and comment, covering any proprietary information it obtains that isn’t already protected by existing law.
The rules must address when the CFTC can request proprietary data, how to safeguard it based on its sensitivity, who may access it within the agency, and how to prevent illegal use or disclosure.
When sharing proprietary information with other government entities, the CFTC must obtain assurances that those entities will maintain comparable safeguards and comply with confidentiality limits.

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Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

March 26, 2026

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 26, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Agriculture Committee

March 26, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 26, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8125

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the CFTC Proprietary Information Act of 2026.

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 and regulations, pursuant to paragraph (1), regarding the sharing of such proprietary information with other governmental entities. The rules shall require the Commission to receive assurances that such other governmental entity shall maintain sufficient safeguards consistent with—

(A)

policies that achieve the objectives of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of paragraph (2) of this subsection; and

(B)

the limitations set forth in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of subsection (e) concerning the confidentiality of any such information received.