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.

Stories / Issue · Sep 4 – Oct 1, 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 · 12 D · 9 R
21Actions · 12 D · 9 R
20States & territories · NE · WI · CA · OR lead
2Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeWk ofSep 21Wk ofSep 95Wk ofSep 162Wk ofSep 23Wk ofSep 3013Total
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 · 8 of 21 actions

Stop Insider Trading Act Vote

8 members

  1. Sep 30Hoeven (R) Hoeven voted for Stop Insider Trading Act with voter ID requirements, criticized Democratic opposition.
  2. Sep 30Durbin criticized Republican bills as messaging and voter suppression.
  3. Sep 30Fischer (R) voted for Stop Insider Trading Act prohibiting congressional stock purchases.
  4. Sep 30Reed rejected Republican stock trading bill as insufficient, called for real ban on congressional stock trading.
  5. Sep 30Ricketts (R) criticized Senate Democrats for blocking his Stop Insider Trading Act.

8 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 9

  • RYoung INUrged Senate passage of insider trading prohibition bill
  • RThune SDSupports stock purchase ban for members of Congress
  • RRicketts NEOpposes Senate Democrats blocking insider trading ban for Congress members
  • RMoody FLCriticized Democrats for blocking stock trading ban
  • RFischer NEVoted for and cosponsored the bill
  • RHoeven NDVoted for bill preventing lawmakers' stock trading and requiring voter ID
  • RCotton ARVoted to ban congressional insider trading
  • DGolden MEIntroduced resolution to strengthen anti-corruption guardrails on earmarks
  • RNunn IAIntroduced bill to end taxpayer-funded pensions for disgraced members

Oppose · 10

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

What each party did · Democrats 12 · Republicans 9

  • 1Sent letters0
  • 2Statements2
  • 8Criticized2
  • 1Filed or pushed bills5

Most active

  1. DBaldwin WI2
  2. RKim CA2
  3. DMerkley OR1
  4. RYoung IN1
  5. DWarner VA1
  6. RThune SD1
  7. RRicketts NE1
  8. DReed RI1

By state

  • NE2
  • WI2
  • CA2
  • OR1
  • IN1
  • VA1
  • SD1
  • RI1

+12 more with fewer actions

Every action

21 actions · 23 releases
  1. Oct 1, 2026
    • Criticism

      DMerkley OR

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

      Release ↗

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

      DGolden ME

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

      Release ↗

  4. Sep 17, 2026
    • Bill

      RKim CA

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

      Release ↗

  5. Sep 15, 2026
  6. Sep 4, 2026

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