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 · Aug 3 – 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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28Members · 19 D · 9 R
33Actions · 24 D · 9 R
22States & territories · CA · VA · CO · OR lead
8Bills named

How the conversation moved

Democrat Republican · one dot = one action
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Requested actionDeclarations, investigations, decisions 2
Sent lettersTo agencies, companies, officials 4
StatementsResponses to news 4
CriticizedA policy, decision or person 10
Filed or pushed billsNew, reintroduced or passed 12
Other 1

Developing stories

1 threads · 12 of 33 actions

Stop Insider Trading Act Vote

11 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.

12 actions →

Where they stand

Support · 10

  • 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
  • DCrow CODemanded vote on Restore Trust in Government Act

Oppose · 13

  • 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
  • DVasquez NMDemanded Speaker bring stronger Restore Trust in Government Act to vote
  • DSalinas ORIntroduced bill to ban presidential insider trading through social media access sales
  • DTran CAOpposes voter ID provisions in the bill

What each party did · Democrats 24 · Republicans 9

  • 2Requested action0
  • 4Sent letters0
  • 2Statements2
  • 8Criticized2
  • 7Filed or pushed bills5
  • 1Other0

Most active

  1. DWarner VA2
  2. DReed RI2
  3. DBaldwin WI2
  4. RKim CA2
  5. DGallego AZ2
  6. DVasquez NM2
  7. DCrow CO2
  8. DMerkley OR1

By state

  • CA4
  • VA3
  • CO3
  • OR2
  • NE2
  • RI2
  • WI2
  • AZ2

+14 more with fewer actions

Every action

33 actions · 35 releases
  1. Oct 1, 2026
    • Criticism

      DMerkley OR

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

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  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
  7. Sep 1, 2026
  8. Aug 31, 2026
    • Bill

      DVindman VA

      Introduced bill requiring Congress members and officials to divest individual stocks before taking office.

      Release ↗

  9. Aug 26, 2026
    • Statement

      DGreen TX

      Shared article about cryptocurrency industry campaign contributions to bill supporters.

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  10. Aug 25, 2026
  11. Aug 11, 2026
    • Bill

      DGallego AZ

      Cosponsored NO PROFIT Act banning social media companies from selling government employees' prioritized account access.

      Release ↗

  12. Aug 7, 2026
    • Bill

      DReed RI

      Introduced bill to establish clear statutory prohibition against insider trading.

      Release ↗

    • Request

      DCrow CO

      Demanded Speaker Johnson hold vote on bill banning stock trading for government officials.

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  13. Aug 6, 2026
  14. Aug 4, 2026
    • Bill

      DPadilla CA

      Introduced legislation to ban presidents from selling advance access to social media posts.

      Release ↗

  15. Aug 3, 2026

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