S1879-119

In Committee

Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act

119th Congress Introduced May 22, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Placement of certain assets of Members of Congress, spouses, and dependent children in qualified blind trusts Chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 13161, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 13162. Placement of certain assets in qualified blind trusts Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act. It relies on compliance mandates, appropriations, grants, and procurement rules. The main policy areas are Environment and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Placement of certain assets of Members of Congress, spouses, and dependent children in qualified blind trusts Chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code...
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 13161.
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 13162. Placement of certain assets in qualified blind trusts Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Placement of certain assets of Members of Congress, spouses, and dependent children in qualified blind trusts Chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 13161, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 13162. Placement of certain assets in qualified blind trusts Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Placement of certain assets of Members of Congress, spouses, and dependent children in qualified blind trusts Chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, adds or tightens a compliance mandate, procurement, definition change provision: 13161, and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 13162. Placement of certain assets in qualified blind trusts Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of the Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act.

Policy Domains

Environment Finance

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
May 22, 2025

Mr. Ossoff (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, …

May 22, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security …

May 22, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Finance
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"new, with respect to a Member of Congress," §id1463c2fa0e1745f2a1738bd39d871633

an individual who— (A)is not a current Member of Congress

"new, with respect to a Member of Congress," §id286476D3223C4D979418431243650583

an individual who— is not a current Member of Congress

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