Posts - Bill - S 1879 Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act
senate 05/22/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to pass legislation that requires Members of Congress and their families to place their stock and similar investments into blind trusts, aiming to prevent conflicts of interest and ensure that lawmakers cannot personally benefit from insider knowledge while serving.
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S 1879 - Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act
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left-leaning 05/22/2025
Finally, Congress gets a blindfold—maybe now they’ll stop seeing dollar signs in legislation.
left-leaning 05/22/2025
If only transparency always outshone greed this bright, Washington might actually work for us.
right-leaning 05/22/2025
Blind trusts might stop a few shady deals, but don’t expect Congress to give up their perks easily.
moderate 05/22/2025
Blind trusts sound good, but enforcement will make or break this act’s credibility.
moderate 05/22/2025
If Congress can’t keep their investments blind, how can we trust their decisions to be clear-eyed?
right-leaning 05/22/2025
More bureaucracy means more loopholes—watch them blindfold themselves just enough to keep cashing in.
left-leaning 05/22/2025
Putting assets in blind trusts: because insider trading shouldn’t be an Olympic sport for lawmakers.
moderate 05/22/2025
A step toward trust, but let’s see if the ‘blind’ works better than a blackout.
right-leaning 05/22/2025
Trust but verify? Nah, Congress prefers ‘trust us’ while they shuffle their assets behind closed doors.