US EditionBipartisan House Lawmakers Unveils Bill to Ban Stock Trading
The bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act, with 93 co-sponsors, aims to ban stock trading by members and families to address conflicts of interest and restore public trust.
- On September 3, 2025, a bipartisan group on Capitol Hill announced agreement on the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which supporters said bundles several proposals to push reform.
- Mounting public pressure and recent disclosures have revived debate after pandemic-era accusations, exposing critics' concerns over the 2012 STOCK Act's reporting windows and light penalties.
- Supporters note the Restore Trust in Congress Act provisions bar members from owning or trading individual stocks, require sale within 180 days, ban blind trusts, and impose a 10% fee penalty for violations.
- Rep. Anna Paulina Luna filed a discharge petition requiring 218 signatures to bypass House leadership and force a floor vote if they don't act.
- Despite public backing, congressional leaders remain cautious because a 2023 University of Maryland survey found 86% of Americans support a ban, yet bipartisan opposition and stalled past reforms persist.
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'You’re all smirking out there': Bipartisan congressional group joins forces to ban trading stocks by their colleagues
“It’s not every day you see this cast of characters up here,” said Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a moderate Republican who represents a swing district in Pennsylvania.
REMINDER: Tom Kean Jr. Has Broken His Stock Trading Promise to New Jersey Voters
Kean Jr. campaigned on a pledge that he would place his assets into a blind trust, but is facing scrutiny for breaking his promise Banning congressional stock trading has been a topic of bipartisan conversation on Capitol Hill this week. But there’s one member who has been noticeably silent: Tom Kean Jr. Reminder: Kean Jr. campaigned on a promise to ban congressional stock trading and place his millions of dollars in assets into a blind trust. …
Congressional Stock Ban Backed by Republicans And Democrats Alike
By George Caldwell, The Daily Signal | September 03, 2025 A bipartisan group of House members, including the chamber’s most conservative and most liberal members, said at a press conference Wednesday that it has a bill to end the problem of insider trading of stocks by members of Congress. Introducing the Restore Trust in Congress Act, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, said it “takes the best elements of all of our legislation, puts it together to restric…
Is a Congressional Stock Trading Ban Even Possible?
There is a growing movement to ban stock trading by members of Congress, but it is altogether unclear whether the two parties will be able to overcome differences to pass such reforms anytime soon. A bipartisan group of House members—including some of the chamber’s most conservative and most liberal members—is pushing the Restore Trust in Congress Act, which they say would close loopholes and put an end to the owning and trading of individual st…
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