House Votes to Limit Stock Trading by Members of Congress, Elevating a Campaign Issue
The measure bars new stock purchases by lawmakers and adds a photo ID voting requirement that drew opposition from many Democrats.
- On Tuesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson announced that House Republicans are merging the Stop Insider Trading Act with a federal voter ID requirement, creating a single bill ahead of a floor vote.
- Pressure from the House Freedom Caucus drove this combination, as members recently used procedural leverage to stall floor business in pursuit of voter ID measures modeled on the SAVE America Act, a signature issue for President Donald Trump.
- The Stop Insider Trading Act prohibits members from purchasing individual stocks but does not require divestment of existing holdings, a limitation House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries opposed, saying there is "absolutely no justification" for exempting the executive branch.
- Democrats and the Campaign Legal Center have denounced the move as "partisan legislation," with Rep. Yvette Clarke calling the bill a "Trojan horse" that uses ethics reform to advance efforts to restrict access to the ballot box.
- With a narrow 218-214 majority, Speaker Johnson can afford only one Republican defection on any party-line vote, yet Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee has indicated he is leaning toward opposing the stock trading provisions as written.
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