HR 1579
117th Congress
House
Congress
Civil actions and liability
Commodities markets
Congressional officers and employees
Corporate finance and management
Financial services and investments
Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
Members of Congress
Securities
Ban Conflicted Trading Act
Introduced: March 3, 2021
Introduced by:
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 29, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.
Mar 3, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Ban Conflicted Trading Act
This bill prohibits a Member of Congress or certain congressional officers or employees from (1) purchasing or selling specified investments, (2) entering into a transaction that creates a net short position in a security, or (3) serving as an officer or member of any board of any for-profit entity.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit.