Legislation· Sep 2026Sponsored by Bryan Steil (R)
Stop Insider Trading Act
Bans Members of Congress and their families from buying stocks; requires public notice before sales.
Tradeoff
Restricts stock trading by elected officials and their spouses and dependent children to reduce insider trading risks. Costs the federal government negligible amounts to enforce.
What's in it
Negligible federal cost (under $500,000 over 2026-2031) with insignificant revenue increases from civil penalties.
The $500,000 is just the federal cost to enforce the rule through the House Clerk and Senate Secretary — the policy's real impact is the prohibition on Members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children from buying or trading stocks, bonds, and derivatives while in office.
The House passed this 232-198 on July 22, 2026. A failed 211-218 the same day. The Senate tried to advance it on September 30, 2026. on the failed 53-47, leaving the bill stalled in the Senate.
House
Introduced
(Jan 12, 2026)
House
Committee on House Administration(Jan 12, 2026)
House
The Committee on House Administration voted to send it to the floor
Reported 7 - 4(Jan 14, 2026)
Committee report H. Rept. 119-479.
House
On
Failed(Roll #279 · Jul 22, 2026)
211 yeanay 218House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #280 · Jul 22, 2026)
232 yeanay 198Senate
Received from the House
Received(Jul 23, 2026)
Senate
On on the
Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Motion to Proceed: H.R. 7008
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected(Roll #253 · Sep 30, 2026)
53 yeanay 47
- Richard Hudson (R-NC)
- H. Morgan Griffith (R-VA)
- Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC)
- Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK)
- Mike Carey (R-OH)
- Mary E. Miller (R-IL)
- Laurel M. Lee (R-FL)
- Andy Biggs (R-AZ)
- Andrew Ogles (R-TN)
- Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL)
- Chip Roy (R-TX)
- David J. Taylor (R-OH)
- Derrick Van Orden (R-WI)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Dusty Johnson (R-SD)
- Jeff Hurd (R-CO)
- John Joyce (R-PA)
- Mike Collins (R-GA)
- Michael Lawler (R-NY)
- Michael Baumgartner (R-WA)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Randy Feenstra (R-IA)
- Scott Franklin (R-FL)
- Tracey Mann (R-KS)
- Vern Buchanan (R-FL)
- William R. Timmons (R-SC)
- Young Kim (R-CA)
- Zachary Nunn (R-IA)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Dan Crenshaw (R-TX)
- Andy Harris (R-MD)
- Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX)
- Mark Alford (R-MO)
- Rudy Yakym (R-IN)
- Mike Kennedy (R-UT)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA)
- John James (R-MI)
- Cory Mills (R-FL)
- Kat Cammack (R-FL)
- Tom Barrett (R-MI)
- Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA)
- Nick LaLota (R-NY)
- Ryan Mackenzie (R-PA)
- Derek Schmidt (R-KS)
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)
- Jennifer A. Kiggans (R-VA)
- Ashley Hinson (R-IA)
- John H. Rutherford (R-FL)
- Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ)
- Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ)
- Kevin Kiley (R-CA)
- Jimmy Patronis (R-FL)
- Erin Houchin (R-IN)
- Josh Riley (D-NY)
- Pat Harrigan (R-NC)
- John R. Moolenaar (R-MI)
- Scott Perry (R-PA)
- Aaron Bean (R-FL)
- Mike Flood (R-NE)
- Keith Self (R-TX)
- Robert P. Bresnahan (R-PA)
- Bill Huizenga (R-MI)
- Jack Bergman (R-MI)
- Mark B. Messmer (R-IN)
- Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI)
- Lloyd Smucker (R-PA)
- Dale W. Strong (R-AL)
- Max L. Miller (R-OH)
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC)
- Ann Wagner (R-MO)
- Nicholas J. Begich (R-AK)
- Elijah Crane (R-AZ)
- Darin LaHood (R-IL)
- Mike D. Rogers (R-AL)
- Claudia Tenney (R-NY)
- Brian J. Mast (R-FL)
- Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)
- Jake Ellzey (R-TX)
- Pat Fallon (R-TX)
- Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY)
- Troy Downing (R-MT)
- Daniel Webster (R-FL)
- Vince Fong (R-CA)
- Jeff Crank (R-CO)
- Cliff Bentz (R-OR)
- Richard McCormick (R-GA)
- Mike Haridopolos (R-FL)
- Michael Guest (R-MS)
- Ed Case (D-HI)
- Matt Van Epps (R-TN)
- Gabe Evans (R-CO)
Passage votes so far· Jul 22, 2026· 119th Congress · 2025–2027