HOUSE 1579117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Ban Conflicted Trading Act
- Last Action
- 4/29/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-29Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
- 2021-03-03Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-03Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-03Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2021-03-03Introduced in House
- 2021-03-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-03 (00)
Ban Conflicted Trading Act
This bill prohibits a Member of Congress or certain congressional officers or employees from (1) purchasing or selling specified investments, (2) entering into a transaction that creates a net short position in a security, or (3) serving as an officer or member of any board of any for-profit entity.
Cosponsors (20)
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Michael Cloud (R-TX)
- Mary Scanlon (D-PA)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- JANICE SCHAKOWSKY (D-IL)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- Mark Pocan (D-WI)
- Jackie Speier (D-CA)
- Theodore Deutch (D-FL)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Ro Khanna (D-CA)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Jared Golden (D-ME)
- Tom Malinowski (D-NJ)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Commodities markets
- Congressional officers and employees
- Corporate finance and management
- Financial services and investments
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Members of Congress
- Securities
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