Contact Congress about H.R. 6899: CFTC Advisory Committee Improvement Act of 2025

The CFTC would have clearer rules for the outside groups that advise it. These committees would meet as needed, send advice to the agency, and follow federal advisory group rules.

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CFTC Advisory Committee Improvement Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Latest action on H.R. 6899: Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects the CFTC, the people who serve on its advisory committees, and businesses or market groups that follow CFTC rules. Committee members may have to follow more formal meeting and reporting rules. Market participants may see advice to the CFTC handled through a clearer public process, but the bill does not directly change the CFTC's power to regulate markets.

Why this matters: The bill matters because outside advice can shape how the CFTC thinks about financial market rules. It would make that advice process more formal and tie it to federal rules for advisory groups. That could make committee work more open and consistent. It could also add process steps that take more time, depending on how the CFTC carries out the law.

Key provisions in H.R. 6899

• The CFTC must create advisory committees for issues tied to its regulatory work. The CFTC is the agency that oversees futures, options, and related markets.
• The advisory committees must meet when they need to do their jobs. The bill does not set a fixed meeting schedule.
• The committees must send reports and recommendations to the CFTC. They may include minority views, meaning opinions from members who disagree with the main view.
• All committees created under this rule must follow the Federal Advisory Committee Act. That law sets process and transparency rules for federal advisory groups.
• Current CFTC advisory committees can keep working under their current charters or the old Commodity Exchange Act rule for now. That ends when the charter is renewed or on September 30, 2026, whichever comes first.

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The CFTC would have clearer rules for the outside groups that advise it. These committees would meet as needed, send advice to the agency, and follow federal advisory group rules.

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