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H.R.1908

End Congressional Stock Trading Act

Introduced·3/6/25

Prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading certain securities.

The End Congressional Stock Trading Act prohibits Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading stocks, bonds, commodities, futures, or other securities, including interests in hedge funds, derivatives, options, or complex investment vehicles. Current Members of Congress must divest such assets within 180 days of the Act's enactment, while new Members and their spouses or dependent children must divest within 90 days of assuming office. For certain complex investments, divestment must occur within five years.

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Where it stands

Current
Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development Committee
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Committee decision

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History

Mar 28, 2025

House

Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Markets, Digital Assets, and Rural Development.

Mar 6, 2025

House

Introduced in House

Mar 6, 2025

House

Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, House Administration, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.