Congress is out of session until Monday, November 9 for the midterm campaign. No new roll-call votes until then; the last were the House on Sep 16 and the Senate on Sep 30.

Issues / Issue · Sep 15 – Oct 5, 2026

Congressional Stock Trading

The Senate voted on legislation to ban congressional stock trading on September 30. Republicans advanced the Stop Insider Trading Act, which prohibits members from trading individual stocks, but Democrats blocked it, citing unrelated voter ID requirements attached to the bill. Democrats proposed alternative measures they characterized as stronger restrictions on congressional trading.

AI summary of the releases below · Oct 7, 2026

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21Members · 13 D · 8 R
21Actions · 13 D · 8 R
20States & territories · NE · WI · NC · OR lead
2Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 6Wk ofSep 137Wk ofSep 20Wk ofSep 2713Wk ofOct 41Total
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 1
StatementsResponses to news 4
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 10
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 6

Developing stories

1 threads · 9 of 21 actions

Stop Insider Trading Act Vote

9 members

  1. Sep 30Fischer (R) voted for Stop Insider Trading Act prohibiting congressional stock purchases.
  2. Sep 30Hoeven (R) Hoeven voted for Stop Insider Trading Act with voter ID requirements, criticized Democratic opposition.
  3. Sep 30Cotton (R) voted for legislation banning congressional stock trading; criticized Democrats for opposing it.
  4. Sep 30Moody (R) criticized Democrats for blocking Stop Insider Trading Act and Ratepayer Protection Act.
  5. Sep 30Hickenlooper Hickenlooper blocked Republican bill combining voter ID requirements with insider trading provisions.

9 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 9

  • DDavis NCIntroduced legislation to prohibit candidates from trading on their own races
  • RThune SDSupports stock purchase ban for members of Congress
  • RMoody FLCriticized Democrats for blocking stock trading ban
  • RCotton ARVoted to ban congressional insider trading
  • RHoeven NDVoted for bill preventing lawmakers' stock trading and requiring voter ID
  • RFischer NEVoted for and cosponsored the bill
  • RRicketts NEOpposes Senate Democrats blocking insider trading ban for Congress members
  • RYoung INUrged Senate passage of insider trading prohibition bill
  • DGolden MEIntroduced resolution to strengthen anti-corruption guardrails on earmarks

Oppose · 10

  • DMerkley OROpposes Republican block of comprehensive stock trading ban
  • DHickenlooper COBlocked bill as voter suppression disguised as insider trading reform
  • DReed RIOpposes Republican bill as inadequate; supports comprehensive ban on stock trading
  • DWarner VAOpposes bill mixing ethics reform with voting restrictions
  • DBaldwin WIOpposes stock trading bill as inadequate to prevent congressional self-dealing
  • DDurbin ILOpposed Stop Insider Trading Act as inadequate
  • DAlsobrooks MDVoted against bill without ethics provisions for presidential and congressional accountability
  • DBlumenthal CTUrged Republicans to pass ethics legislation blocking Trump banking charter approval
  • DGallego AZOpposed Clarity Act for weak ethics enforcement
  • DBooker NJOpposed bill allowing Trump to profit from crypto schemes

What each party did · Democrats 13 · Republicans 8

  • 1Sent letters0
  • 2Statements2
  • 8Criticized2
  • 2Filed or pushed bills4

Most active

  1. DBaldwin WI2
  2. DDavis NC1
  3. DMerkley OR1
  4. RThune SD1
  5. DHickenlooper CO1
  6. RMoody FL1
  7. RCotton AR1
  8. RHoeven ND1

By state

  • NE2
  • WI2
  • NC1
  • OR1
  • SD1
  • CO1
  • FL1
  • AR1

+12 more with fewer actions

Every action

21 actions · 22 releases
  1. Oct 5, 2026
    • Bill

      DDavis NC

      Introduced bill banning federal candidates from betting on their own elections.

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  2. Oct 1, 2026
    • Criticism

      DMerkley OR

      Criticized Senate Republicans for blocking bill to ban congressional stock trading.

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  3. Sep 30, 2026
  4. Sep 18, 2026
    • Bill

      DGolden ME

      Introduced resolution to strengthen anti-corruption rules on congressional earmarks.

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  5. Sep 17, 2026
    • Bill

      RKim CA

      Introduced resolution to bar Congress members from using earmarks to increase personal net worth.

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  6. Sep 15, 2026

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