To amend title 5, United States Code, to prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses from trading stock, and for other purposes.

House Votes

This bill would ban Members of Congress and their spouses from buying and selling stocks. It also creates rules about what kinds of investments they can own or trade by adding definitions and a new section of law on “restrictions regarding financial instruments”.

Key points:

• Who is affected: Members of Congress and their spouses.
• What changes: A ban on stock trading, plus limits on certain transactions and holdings of “covered financial instruments,” with terms defined in the bill.
• When: The provided text does not state an effective date.