Congressional stock trading ban at make-or-break point

Published September 5, 2025 7:00am ET



Washington is considering new legislative efforts to limit congressional stock trading, which would be the first significant reform to address conflicts of interest in more than a decade.

Both chambers of Congress are working to ban stock trading. A bipartisan group of House lawmakers, led by Reps. Chip Roy (R-TX) and Seth Magaziner (D-RI), announced its latest proposal on Wednesday. 

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