Proposals to Limit Member of Congress Financial Activities: Analysis of Introduced Legislation in the 119th Congress

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Jul 29, 2026

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Authors: Jacob R. Straus

Source topics: Congressional Ethics & Lobbying

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• S 1498A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress.
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• HRES 491Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of Congress from owning individual stocks.
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• HR 253To amend title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
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• HR 358To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit insider trading by Members of Congress and their spouses, to amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the length of the post-employment ban on lobbying by Members of Congress, to repeal the automatic adjustment in the pay of Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
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• HR 396To require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes.
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• HR 1712To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to prohibited financial transactions.
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• S 1620A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to prohibited financial transactions, and for other purposes.
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• HR 1756To prohibit certain defense industry stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and spouses of Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
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• HR 1908To prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children, and for other purposes.
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• HR 2624To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office, to prohibit the use of funds for official travel expenses of Members of Congress and legislative branch employees for airline accommodations other than coach class, to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
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• HR 3001To advance commonsense priorities.
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• HR 3182To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses from trading stock, and for other purposes.
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• HR 3388To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress.
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• HR 3573To establish certain digital asset prohibitions with respect to elected Government officials, and for other purposes.
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• HR 3635To prohibit Members of Congress from conducting certain financial transactions involving a foreign adversary of the United States, and for other purposes.
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• HR 3779To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, and the STOCK Act to require certain senior officials to report payments received from the Federal Government, to improve the filing and disclosure of financial disclosures by Members of Congress, congressional staff, very senior employees, and others, and to ban stock trading for certain senior Government officials, and for other purposes.
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• HR 3849To prohibit certain individuals from engaging in prohibited financial transactions, and for other purposes.
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• S 1803A bill to prohibit certain individuals from engaging in prohibited financial transactions, and for other purposes.
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• HR 4036To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the short sale of certain financial investments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
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• S 1668A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit the President, Vice President, Members of Congress, and individuals appointed to Senate-confirmed positions from issuing, sponsoring, or endorsing certain financial instruments, and for other purposes.
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• S 1879A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes.
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• HRES 200Expressing support for a comprehensive political reform plan.
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• HR 5106To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
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• S 2143A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prevent financial exploitation by public office holders, and for other purposes.
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• HRES 665Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1908) to prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children, and for other purposes.
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• S 2877A bill to ban stock trading for certain senior Government officials, and for other purposes.
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• HRES 849Calling to ban the use of public office for personal enrichment through cryptocurrency ventures and calling for measures to prevent conflicts of interest and foreign influence in politicians' digital asset activities.
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• HR 5287To require an annual report on the advanced semiconductor manufacturing capabilities of the People's Republic of China.
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• HR 5827To advance bipartisan, common sense solutions.
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• HR 7008To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
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• HR 6731To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
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• S 3201A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit transactions involving certain assets by Members of Congress, to require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes.
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• HR 7004To prohibit a covered individual from engaging in covered transactions involving prediction market contracts, and for other purposes.
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• HR 7852To require new ethics obligations and restrictions for Members of Congress, their spouse, and dependents, and for other purposes.
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• HR 8076To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit covered individuals from trading on prediction markets, and for other purposes.
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• S 2852A bill to prohibit Federal officials from owning covered investments, and for other purposes.
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• S 3649A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
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• S 4017A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to ban certain Government officials from trading event contracts, and for other purposes.
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• S 4134A bill to amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.
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• S 4188A bill to prohibit a covered individual from engaging in covered transactions involving prediction market contracts, and for other purposes.
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• SRES 708A resolution amending rule XXXVII of the Standing Rules of the Senate to prohibit Senators from trading on prediction markets.
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• HR 1Financial Disclosure Act
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• HRES 1248Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members, officers, and employees of the House of Representatives from participating in prediction markets in certain cases, and for other purposes.
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• HRES 1263Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members of the House from entering into certain agreements, contracts, or transactions with respect to prediction markets.
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• HR 8838To amending chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Members of Congress from certain participation in prediction markets, and for other purposes.
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• HRES 5Adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the One Hundred Nineteenth Congress, and for other purposes.
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• HR 9367To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to restrict Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from profiting off prediction markets, and for other purposes.
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• HR 9222To ban stock trading and prediction market participation for the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress, suspend pay for Members of Congress during shutdowns, establish term limits for Congress, establish term limits and ethics rules for the Supreme Court, reform the presidential pardon power, revoke the statute of limitations for the President and Vice President, strengthen the foreign and domestic emoluments clauses, overturn Citizens United, ban dark money, corporate PACs, and partisan gerrymandering, end voter suppression, and restrict government pensions for felony convictions and lawsuits by the President, and for other purposes.
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• HRES 1438Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 113) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7008) to amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6955) to make improvements to the Federal banking laws, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 9770) making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes; and for other purposes.
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• HR 9429To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
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• SRES 784A resolution prohibiting the buying or selling of certain investments by Senators.
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