Congressional Stock Trading Ban (Stop Insider Trading Act)
Current understanding
To be populated as evidence accumulates.
Evidence log
- 2025-05-21 — Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act of 2025: Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act of 2025 introduced as a crypto-specific analog to congressional trading restrictions, extending prohibited-activity concepts (own/trade/promote) to digital assets and covering the President and VP in addition to Members of Congress and their spouses and children. (novelty: 3)
- 2025-03-28 — End Congressional Stock Trading Act: 2026 — End Congressional Stock Trading Act (HR1908, 119th Congress) introduced as an additional legislative vehicle to prohibit Members of Congress from trading individual stocks and related securities. (novelty: 2)
- 2026-02-03 — Stop Insider Trading Act: Stop Insider Trading Act (HR7008) introduced: would bar Members of Congress, spouses, and dependent children from purchasing covered securities, require 7–14 days advance public notice before any sale, and impose fees plus forced divestiture for violations. (novelty: 2)