# 7 U.S.C. § 1: Short title

> Federal · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1

## Section

- **Citation:** 7 U.S.C. § 1
- **Heading:** Short title
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 9, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 7—AGRICULTURE > CHAPTER 1—COMMODITY EXCHANGES

## Text

This chapter may be cited as the “Commodity Exchange Act.”

( Sept. 21, 1922, ch. 369, § 1 , 42 Stat. 998 ; June 15, 1936, ch. 545, § 1 , 49 Stat. 1491 .)

## Nearby sections

- [7 U.S.C. § 1 Short title](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 1a Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s1a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 2a to 4a Transferred](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s2a...4a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6 Regulation of futures trading and foreign transactions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6a Excessive speculation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6b Contracts designed to defraud or mislead](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6b.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6f Registration and financial requirements; risk assessment](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6f.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6h False self-representation as registered entity member prohibited](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6h.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6o–1 Transferred](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6o%E2%80%931.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6p Standards and examinations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6p.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 6t Large swap trader reporting](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s6t.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7a Repealed. Pub. L. 111–203, title VII, § 734(a) , July 21, 2010 , 124 Stat. 1718](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7a.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7a–2 Common provisions applicable to registered entities](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7a%E2%80%932.md)
- [7 U.S.C. § 7b–1 Designation of securities exchanges and associations as contract markets](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/usc_t7_s7b%E2%80%931.md)

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