A bill to rein in stock trading by members of Congress did not clear a first procedural hurdle to advance in the Senate on Wednesday, after passing the House on a mostly party-line vote in July. Democrats tanked a motion to invoke cloture on proceeding to the bill in a 53-47 vote, which fell seven…
A Republican-led effort to approve a House-passed stock trading bill fell short in the Senate, with Democrats saying the restrictions don't go far enough and pushing back against a voter ID provision.
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican-led bill intended to restrict lawmakers from buying and trading individual stocks, turning down a procedural vote after GOP leaders attached a voter identification (Voter I.D.) requirement to the legislation.
Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rulesThe US Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress, after Democrats refused to advance a measure they said would let lawmakers keep their portfolios and was bundled with voter ID rules they called a…
Senate Democrats on Wednesday blocked a bill sponsored by vulnerable GOP incumbent Sen. Pete Ricketts (Neb.) to restrict members of Congress from buying new stocks of publicly traded companies, arguing the legislation didn’t go far enough to crack down on possible corruption. The Stop Insider Trading Act failed by a vote of 53-47. No Democrat…
The Senate will vote on bills that would ban members from trading stocks while in office, and to address data center-related utility costs, amid Democratic opposition.
The "Stop Insider Trading Act" would prohibit members of Congress, spouses and dependent children from buying stocks of publicly-traded companies.
A Republican measure to limit, but not bar, congressional stock trading faltered in the Senate as Democrats thwarted a G.O.P. bid to show progress on an issue that has rankled voters.
