Congressional stock-trading bill passes the House
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a Republican-led bill on July 22, 2026, that would ban members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from purchasing new stocks. The bill passed 232-198 largely along party lines, with 13 Democrats supporting it. The legislation, sponsored by Rep. Bryan Steil (R-Wis.), allows members to keep existing stocks but requires advance public notice for sales. Violators could face fines from ethics panels. Republicans added an unrelated voter ID requirement, which Democrats criticized as a poison pill. The bill now moves to the Senate, where its fate is uncertain. Previous bipartisan efforts to ban stock ownership entirely stalled over disagreements about extending the ban to the president and vice president.
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