Direct the Defense Department Inspector General to investigate trading around Operation Epic Fury and recommend safeguards to prevent insider trading tied to national security information.

Seth Moulton · Massachusetts · Democratic

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Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

Occurrences

Our bill directs the Defense Department Inspector General to investigate trading surrounding Operation Epic Fury and recommend safeguards to prevent abuse in the future.

Moulton committed through legislation to require a Defense Department Inspector General investigation and safeguards against national-security-related insider trading.

Newsletter: Moulton Minutes: August Edition | Congressman Seth Moulton
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Mr. Whitesides (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services... Full Title To direct the Inspector General of the Department of Defense to report to Congress regarding complaints of insider trading on prediction and energy markets during Operation Epic Fury, and for other purposes.

Moulton cosponsored H.R. 10137, a bill directing the Defense Department Inspector General to report to Congress on insider trading complaints involving prediction and energy markets during Operation Epic Fury.

H.R. 10137 (IH) - No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026 - BILLS-119hr10137ih | Related Documents | GovInfo
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Evidence

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Mr. Whitesides (for himself, Mr. Bacon, and Mr. Moulton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text shows Moulton joined the introduced bill, but the action recorded is referral to committee rather than enactment or an issued directive to the Inspector General.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10137 Introduced in House (IH) - No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026
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Not later than January 1, 2027, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on all complaints received by the Inspector General regarding insider trading on prediction and energy markets during Operation Epic Fury.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The bill would require a DoD IG report by January 1, 2027. As of September 16, 2026, that future deadline and lack of enactment leave the commitment unresolved, with concrete legislative effort documented.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10137 Introduced in House (IH) - No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026
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recommendations for possible safeguards to detect, deter, and reduce the likelihood of such insider trading happening in the future.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text directly matches the safeguards portion of the commitment, but only as a proposed requirement in introduced legislation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 10137 Introduced in House (IH) - No Insider Trading on National Security Act of 2026
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The No Insider Trading on National Security Act instructs the Department of Defense’s Inspector General to investigate insider trading on both energy and prediction markets during Operation Epic Fury, assess risks posed by the potential trading, and recommend safeguards for future use.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Moulton’s official House release confirms the intended substance of the bill and his public push for the IG investigation, but it describes introduction of legislation rather than completed implementation.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Moulton, Bacon, Whitesides Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Investigate Insider Trading Within the Department of Defense, Urges Prediction Markets to Crack Down on Harmful Practice | Congressman Seth Moulton
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This report describes the activities of the U.S. Government in support of OEF as well as the work of the Department of War (DoW), the Department of State (State), and other U.S. Government agencies to further the U.S. Government’s policy goals with respect to Iran.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The latest official Operation Epic Fury Lead IG report in the lookback window is a broader quarterly oversight report through June 30, 2026, not the specific insider-trading complaints report contemplated by H.R. 10137.

unresolved same_term

Operation Epic Fury Lead Inspector General Quarterly Report to Congress, April 1, 2026 – June 30, 2026 | Office of Inspector General
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Assessments

Public state: pending As of 2026-09-16 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

Verified evidence shows Moulton was named as one of the introducers of H.R. 10137, which was referred to the House Armed Services Committee, and that the bill would require the DoD Inspector General to report by January 1, 2027 and include safeguards recommendations. However, the verified passages show proposed legislation and committee referral, not enactment or an issued DoD IG investigation/report. As of 2026-09-16, the bill’s contemplated deadline is still in the future and there is no verified completed outcome, so the promise remains unresolved while documented legislative effort earns an effort badge.

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