WASHINGTON—A House committee advanced a bill on Jan. 14 that would ban future stock trading by members of Congress—with the support of House GOP leadership.
The tally in the House Administration Committee was 7–4.
House Committee Advances Bill to Ban Congressional Stock Trading
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) supported the bill.
The U.S. Capitol building at sunset in Washington on Jan. 12, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Jackson Richman is a Washington correspondent for The Epoch Times. In addition to Washington politics, he covers the intersection of politics and sports/sports and culture. He previously was a writer at Mediaite and Washington correspondent at Jewish News Syndicate. His writing has also appeared in The Washington Examiner. He is an alum of George Washington University.
