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H.R. 2292: PROTECT Act

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H.R. 2292: PROTECT Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-06 · Finance and Financial Sector · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-06 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

PROTECT Act

Plain summary

Protection from Rogue Oil Traders Engaging in Computerized Trading Act or PROTECT Act - Amends the Commodities Exchange Act to make it unlawful to engage in an activity that the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has defined as high frequency trading, unless the person has registered with the CFTC as a high frequency trader, and the registration has neither expired nor been suspended or revoked. Prescribes requirements governing high frequency trading. Requires the fine for a high frequency trading violation to be based on the number of seconds, including fractions of seconds, during which the violation continued. Authorizes the CFTC to define the scope of any violation for purposes of determining the number involved in any civil case arising under this Act. Increases the civil penalties for violations of the prohibition against manipulation and false information with respect to swaps and commodities.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

PROTECT Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-5] reported raising $6.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr2292 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113