Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act of 2025

House Bill

H.R. 4935

119th Congress

Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act of 2025

In Committee

Introduced:Aug 8, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Eric Swalwell

Representative

Democratic

CA-14

Cosponsors

1

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Finance and Financial Sector

Summary

This bill makes changes to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Customer Protection Fund, which is used to provide whistleblower awards and fund customer education initiatives. The bill raises the cap on the amount that can be deposited into the fund and permanently extends the availability of money set aside for customer education and administrative expenses.

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill makes changes to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Customer Protection Fund, which is used to provide whistleblower awards and fund customer education initiatives. The bill raises the cap on the amount that can be deposited into the fund and permanently extends the availability of money set aside for customer education and administrative expenses.

Last updated: 12/30/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

<p>This bill makes modifications to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer Protection Fund. The fund is used for whistleblower awards and customer education initiatives and is financed by monetary sanctions for commodities law violations. </p><p>First, the bill raises the cap on the amount allowed to be deposited into the fund. The bill also permanently extends the availability of amounts set aside in an account for customer education initiatives and administrative expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Office of Customer Education and Outreach and the Whistleblower Program. Currently, any amount remaining in this account as of October 1, 2024, must be returned to the fund.  </p>

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Raises the cap on the amount that can be deposited into the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Customer Protection Fund
Permanently extends the availability of funds set aside for customer education initiatives and administrative expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Office of Customer Education and Outreach and the Whistleblower Program
The Customer Protection Fund is used to provide whistleblower awards and fund customer education initiatives related to commodity futures trading

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would primarily impact the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and investors in commodity futures markets. It would provide more flexibility and resources for the agency to operate its whistleblower program and conduct customer education efforts, which could help detect and prevent fraud and misconduct in the futures trading industry.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Finance and Financial Sector

Related Subjects

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer affairs

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

4935, 119th Congress (2025). "Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program Act of 2025". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-hr-4935