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What this bill does
AI plain-language summaryThis bill would stop members of Congress, along with their spouses and dependent children, from buying stocks in publicly traded companies. If they want to sell stocks they already own, the member of Congress must publicly announce the planned sale 7 to 14 days ahead of time. Anyone who breaks these rules would have to pay a fee equal to the greater of $2,000 or 10% of the transaction's value, plus any profits they made, and that fee cannot be paid with campaign money or official congressional funds. Some types of investments are excluded from these rules, such as broad investment funds, and spouses and dependents get certain exceptions for transactions done as part of their job compensation or on behalf of someone else.
How The Bill Is Being Covered
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Your Vote
How Representatives Voted
Jul 22, 2026Users: 71% YES · 17
Users: 100% YES · 6
Users: 67% YES · 3
Discussion (4)
Explain what is at stake in this bill.
Why would a voter id provision be in a stock trading bill?
If I hadn’t seen your comment, I wouldn’t have known this was in there. The AI overview doesn’t mention it. Even the summary of the bill on the government site doesn’t mention it. You have to read the bill to see it. I wish the overviews were written by humans.
SEC 303A PHOTO IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS! What does that have to do with insider trading?! Stop sneaking bs in with good policies!
Being honest and transparent I actually voted yes then went in and changed my vote after reading comments. I did not see that there was a voter ID provision in the bill and would not have caught it without the comments. So sneaky and they should not be combined on a bill.