Future of Water Act of 2024

Where This Stands

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Passed

Signed

Currently IN_COMMITTEE. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

If passed, this legislation would prevent investors and financial institutions from buying and selling water as a futures contract, potentially stabilizing water access and pricing for agricultural and public utility users.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Agricultural producers

These entities would be prohibited from participating in futures markets for water rights.

Financial investors

These entities would be barred from trading water-based financial instruments or indices.

What changed

Current stage: IN_COMMITTEE.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Background

The Commodity Exchange Act is the primary federal statute governing the trading of futures and options in the United States. context

Summary

This bill would ban the trading of water and as financial commodities for . It aims to prevent the financialization of water by amending existing federal commodity laws to exclude water from speculative market trading.

Why It Matters

If passed, this legislation would prevent investors and financial institutions from buying and selling water as a futures contract, potentially stabilizing water access and pricing for agricultural and public utility users.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does this bill change?

It updates federal law to classify water and as items that cannot be traded as futures contracts, effectively banning them from being used as speculative financial assets.

Does this affect my personal water bill?

The bill targets the financial trading of on commodity exchanges; it does not directly regulate local utility rates or personal water usage.

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Discoveries

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Restriction of Financialization

The bill represents a proactive legislative attempt to prevent the financialization of natural resources before they become widely traded assets.

Commodity Exchange Act

Connected Entities

bill_number7 U.S.C. 1a(9)“Section being amended”Map →

personGarcia of Illinois“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personBowman“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personTlaib“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personNorton“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personHayes“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personCarson“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personSchakowsky“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personOmar“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

bill_numberCommodity Exchange Act“The Act's primary subject”Map →

personPocan“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personLee of California“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personOcasio-Cortez“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

bill_number7 U.S.C. 13-1“Public Law 85-839”Map →

personRamirez“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personBush“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personAdams“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

personKhanna“Lead sponsor of the bill”Map →

personWatson Coleman“Co-sponsor of the bill”Map →

bill_number8096“House Bill number”Map →

Analysis Score

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Significance75
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Controversy60
Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
Entertainment10
Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
Buzz30
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