HONEST Act

The U.S. House passed the Stop Insider Trading Act, banning lawmakers and their families from buying stocks and requiring public notice for sales. The bill faces Senate uncertainty due to Democratic opposition over excluded officials and attached provisions, including the controversial SAVE America Act. A separate stricter measure, the HONEST Act, is stalled in the Senate.

The U.S. House passed the Stop Insider Trading Act, banning Congress members and families from buying new stocks and requiring public notice before selling existing holdings. The bill faces Senate uncertainty due to partisan divisions and a controversial provision linking it to the SAVE America Act, which Democrats oppose. Critics argue the measure does not fully ban stock trading and excludes the president and cabinet.

The U.S. House passed the Stop Insider Trading Act, banning Congress members and families from buying stocks and requiring public notice before selling. The bill faces Senate uncertainty due to attached provisions from the SAVE America Act, which Democrats oppose as a 'poison pill,' and a stricter HONEST Act by Josh Hawley remains stalled.