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 30 – 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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13Members · 6 D · 7 R
13Actions · 6 D · 7 R
12States & territories · NE · OR · IN · VA lead
1Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
Action typeFri25Sat26Sun27Mon28Tue29Wed3012Thu11Total
StatementsResponses to news 3
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 7
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 3

Developing stories

1 threads · 8 of 13 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 · 7

  • 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

Oppose · 6

  • 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

What each party did · Democrats 6 · Republicans 7

  • 1Statements2
  • 5Criticized2
  • 0Filed or pushed bills3

Most active

  1. DMerkley OR1
  2. RYoung IN1
  3. DWarner VA1
  4. RThune SD1
  5. RRicketts NE1
  6. DReed RI1
  7. RMoody FL1
  8. RFischer NE1

By state

  • NE2
  • OR1
  • IN1
  • VA1
  • SD1
  • RI1
  • FL1
  • IL1

+4 more with fewer actions

Every action

13 actions · 13 releases
  1. Oct 1, 2026
    • Criticism

      DMerkley OR

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

      Release ↗

  2. Sep 30, 2026

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