House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House

Stop Insider Trading Act

H.R. 7008Introduced Jan 12, 2026Policy area: Congress

Official title: To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to require certain restrictions on stocks for Members of Congress and their spouses and dependents, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Bryan Steil R-WI

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 12, 2026
Committee actionJan 14, 2026
Passed HouseJul 22, 2026 · 232–198
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 30, 2026 — Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 253.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7008.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7008, Stop Insider Trading Act” on March 19, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on House Administration on February 3, 2026”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, March 19, 2026 ↗
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Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 119-479 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Committee on House Administration on February 3, 2026.
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STEIL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 8, January 12, 2026, Page H655):
Article 1, Section 5
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Vote results

3 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 7008. The vote that moved the bill is first.

1HOUSE · JUL 22, 2026

Passed the House

232–198PASSED

R 218–0 D 13–198 I 1–0

On Passage · roll 280 · 1 not voting

Procedural votes (2) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 Senate, 1 House). Tap to show.

Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.

Send the bill back to committee
Motion to recommit
House · Jul 22, 2026 · roll 279
R 0–217 D 211–0 I 0–1
211–218Failed
Cloture vote to start debate
Cloture on the motion to proceed
Senate · Sep 30, 2026 · roll 253 · Needed a 3/5 majority (60 votes)
R 53–0 D 0–45 I 0–2
53–47Rejected

Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 3 of 3 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.

Cosponsors

93 cosponsors — 90 Republicans, 2 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 93 cosponsors (2%) are from the other party.

Mark Alford (R-MO), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Don Bacon (R-NE), Tom Barrett (R-MI), Michael Baumgartner (R-WA), Aaron Bean (R-FL), Nicholas Begich (R-AK), Cliff Bentz (R-OR), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Stephanie Bice (R-OK), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Robert Bresnahan (R-PA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Mike Carey (R-OH), Earl Carter (R-GA), Ed Case (D-HI), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Mike Collins (R-GA), Elijah Crane (R-AZ), Jeff Crank (R-CO), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Troy Downing (R-MT), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Julie Fedorchak (R-ND), Randy Feenstra (R-IA) and 63 more.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-1 district

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