Skip to main content
H.R. 2277 115th Congress House

End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017

Official title: To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit Members of Congress from receiving a discounted price in certain private offerings of securities.

Introduced: May 1, 2017 See on congress.gov
Finance and Financial Sector Government ethics and transparency, public corruptionMembers of CongressSecurities
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.
May 1, 2017
Introduced in House
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Latest action May 1, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017

This bill amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit Members of Congress from: (1) receiving a discounted purchase price or a premium sales price in a securities transaction, or (2) purchasing a nonpublic offering of a covered security available on a U.S. or foreign exchange.

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 350 End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2277: End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2277/
MLA
"H.R. 2277: End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2277/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 2277, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2277/.
Markdown link
[H.R. 2277: End Congressional Stock Market Abuse Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2277/)
Report a problem