Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 1879 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1879 To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 22, 2025 Mr. Ossoff (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Schatz, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Bennet, and Mrs. Gillibrand) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, to require Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children to place certain assets into blind trusts, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act''. SEC. 2. PLACEMENT OF CERTAIN ASSETS OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS, SPOUSES, AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN IN QUALIFIED BLIND TRUSTS. (a) In General.--Chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Subchapter IV--Certain Assets of Members of Congress, Spouses, and Dependent Children ``Sec. 13161. Definitions ``In this title: ``(1) Commodity.--The term `commodity' has the meaning given the term in section 1a of the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 1a). ``(2) Covered investment.-- ``(A) In general.--The term `covered investment' means-- ``(i) an investment in a security, a commodity, or a future; and ``(ii) any economic interest comparable to an interest described in clause (i) that is acquired through synthetic means, such as the use of a derivativ