Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act to ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from purchasing individual publicly traded stocks, require public notice at least 7 days before any sale, and impose financial penalties for violations.
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Derived from a tracked promise: “Pass the Stop Insider Trading Act to ban Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from purchasing individual publicly trad…”
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- U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (steil.house.gov)https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/steil-introduces-legislation-to-ban-congressional-stock-trading ↗
“introduced the Stop Insider Trading Act. This legislation prohibits Members of Congress, spouses, and dependent children from purchasing publicly traded stocks.”
“H.R.7008 - Stop Insider Trading Act ... Sponsor: Rep. Steil, Bryan [R-WI-1]”
- U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil (steil.house.gov)https://steil.house.gov/media/press-releases/house-passes-steil-s-congressional-stock-trading-ban ↗
“the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act ... The Stop Insider Trading Act passed the House on a bipartisan vote of 232-198.”