Democrats' Stock Ban Bill Has a Major Loophole, Ethics Expert Says A former federal ethics official warns it would authorize “fake blind trusts in every branch of government.”
The Conflicted: Reps Own Stock in Companies While Serving on Committees Overseeing Them Despite public anger over congressional stock trading, senators and reps have held on to personal investments in companies that fall under their committees' jurisdiction.
Three More Senators Violated the STOCK Act At least two more Democrats and a Republican senator failed to report stock transactions last year as a ban on congressional stock trading flounders in a Senate working group.
Another Possible Stock Trading Loophole Members of Congress would be allowed to continue trading industry funds under the two leading stock trading ban bills in Congress.
Rep. Manning Violated the STOCK Act 51 Times Last Year A new disclosure shows Rep. Kathy Manning (D-N.C.) and her spouse made dozens of undisclosed stock trades last year.
Reps Bought Pipeline Stocks Before Passing the Infrastructure Bill While Congress considered infrastructure and climate legislation last year, reps kept up a stream of trades in oil and gas pipeline company stocks.