As of Oct. 7, 2026, no ban on stock trading by members of Congress has become law. A bill that would limit new stock purchases passed the House in July but has not passed the Senate.
On July 22, 2026, the House passed H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, by a vote of 232-198. The bill would bar members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from buying new individual stocks, and it would require advance public notice before a sale. The version the House passed also includes provisions on other subjects.
Sources: Congress.gov, H.R. 7008 (119th Congress), House roll call vote 280.
On Sept. 30, 2026, the Senate held a cloture vote on whether to begin debate on the bill. Cloture is the vote needed to end debate and move forward, and it takes 60 of 100 votes. The vote was 53-47, so the bill did not advance. The Senate can try again.
Sources: Congress.gov, H.R. 7008; Senate roll call vote 253 (Sept. 30, 2026).
Bills that haven't passed by the time the 119th Congress ends on Jan. 3, 2027, expire and would have to be reintroduced in the next Congress. Until a new law passes, the STOCK Act remains the law on congressional stock trading. For what that law requires, see our explainer on whether members of Congress can legally trade stocks.
Is there a ban on congressional stock trading?
No. As of Oct. 7, 2026, no ban has become law.
Did the Senate pass the Stop Insider Trading Act?
No. A cloture vote on Sept. 30, 2026, failed 53-47, short of the 60 votes needed.
What is a cloture vote?
A vote to end debate on a bill in the Senate. It takes 60 of 100 votes, and without it most bills cannot move forward.
What happens to the bill if the Senate doesn't act?
Bills that haven't passed by Jan. 3, 2027, expire and would have to be reintroduced in the next Congress.
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