House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Bipartisan Restoring Faith in Government Act

H.R. 253Introduced Jan 9, 2025Policy area: Congress

Official title: To amend title 5, United States Code, to restrict trading and ownership of certain financial instruments by Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 9, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 9, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 253.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FITZPATRICK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 5, January 9, 2025, Page H92):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 11 Democrats

11 of 14 cosponsors (79%) are from the other party.

Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Greg Landsman (D-OH), Michael Lawler (R-NY), Summer Lee (D-PA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Cory Mills (R-FL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.