SENATE 350115th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017
- Last Action
- 2/9/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-09Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
- 2017-02-09Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-09 (00)
End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017
This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit Members of Congress, in securities transactions, from receiving a discounted purchase price or a premium sales price.
This prohibition shall not apply if the Member of Congress reasonably believes that the discount or premium was obtained in a manner generally available to the public.
Cosponsors (3)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
- Ron Wyden (D-OR)
- Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
Subjects
- Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
- Members of Congress
- Securities
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