November 9, 2026 - Washington, D.C. – On Friday, Natural Resources Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) released the following statement regarding the Commodity Future Trading Commission’s attempt to challenge a federal court’s injunction protecting tribal sovereignty of the Blue Lake Rancheria Tribe in Humboldt, CA.

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“Tribal sovereignty is not optional, and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) doesn’t get to disregard it simply because it inconveniences an industry they regulate. Tribal nations have the right to regulate gaming on their lands, and federal agencies have a responsibility to respect that authority and the decisions of our courts.

"If Chairman Selig is directing prediction market companies to use a geographic loophole to ignore Tribal sovereignty, he must answer directly to Congress and Tribal Nations. The CFTC's job is to regulate this industry, not serve as its legal defense team.”

Source: Natural Resources Committee-Democrats