Re:Washington Officials Traded Stocks with Exquisite Timing
by insane_dreamer on Thursday October 20, 2022 @06:28PM
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Agreed on Pelosi. But at least you have a pretty vocal contingent of House Dems pushing for it who might get their way; whereas on the GOP side nothing.
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Re:Washington Officials Traded Stocks with Exquisite Timing
by pkt_nspktr on Thursday October 20, 2022 @07:20PM
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In both the House and Senate, Republicans have proposed legislation to close this loophole. It's been Democrat-controlled committees that have prevented these from moving forward. Even Democratic bills have not made it out of committee, despite public pronouncements back in September. This seems like a issue that could get true bi-partisan support, but it will take Democratic leadership to move a bill out of committee at this point in time.
House: H.R.6490 - Banning Insider Trading in Congress Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6490), Sponsor: Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4]
Senate: S.3504 - Banning Insider Trading in Congress Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/350...) Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Found this Democrat-sponsored bill: H.R.8990 - Combatting Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Act (https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8990...), Sponsor: Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19]
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