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For years, lawmakers in both parties have tried to pass legislation to ban members of Congress from trading stocks. It's popular with the American public. Both outgoing President Joe Biden and ...
After an initial flurry of momentum, advocates on Capitol Hill for a ban on stock trading by members of Congress have seen progress slow. They agree on the need to ban trades but aren’t on the ...
The proposed legislation would bar lawmakers from buying stocks and other covered investments and prevent members from selling stocks 90 days after the bill is enacted, according to a background ...
Both top lawmakers and the most dogged advocates of stock ban legislation seem to agree — Congress has run out of time to strengthen ethics. The effort to ban members of Congress from trading ...
The bill includes a ban on stock trading by lawmakers and their immediate family, as well as Supreme Court justices. A vote could come this week.
The Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act of 2012 (Pub. L. 112–105 (text), S. 2038, 126 Stat. 291, enacted April 4, 2012) is an Act of Congress designed to combat insider trading. It was signed into law by President Barack Obama on April 4, 2012.
Rep. Katie Porter (D-CA) is one of several politicians calling for a ban on stock trading by current members of Congress. “I strongly support moving quickly with a ban on congresspeople trading ...
Lawmakers have been trying to enact a stock trading ban for years. With just a few weeks left in his tenure, President Joe Biden expressed support for banning members of Congress from trading stocks.