Examining Stock Trading Reforms For Congress

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Apr 8, 2022

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Aug 28, 2026, 12:23 pm UTC

Authors: Jacob R. Straus

Source topics: Congressional Ethics & Lobbying

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• HR 459To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit former Members and elected officers of Congress from lobbying Congress at any time after leaving office, and for other purposes.
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• HR 1579To prohibit Members of Congress from purchasing or selling certain investments, and for other purposes.
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• S 564A bill to prohibit Members of Congress from purchasing or selling certain investments, and for other purposes.
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• HR 6490To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress.
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• S 3504A bill to amend Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to prohibit transactions involving certain financial instruments by Members of Congress.
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• HR 6694To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 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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• S 3612A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 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 6678To prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and spouses of Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
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• S 3631A bill to prohibit stock trading and ownership by Members of Congress and spouses of Members of Congress, and for other purposes.
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• HR 6844To prohibit Federal officials from owning covered investments, and for other purposes.
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• S 3494A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes.
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• S 3550A bill to prohibit Members of Congress from buying or selling individual securities and lobbying for compensation after leaving Congress, and for other purposes.
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• HR 6684To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide the work opportunity tax credit with respect to hiring veterans who are receiving educational assistance under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or Defense.
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• HR 336To 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 1Financial Disclosure Act
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