House considers banning stock trading by members of Congress

By Deirdre Walsh

Published November 21, 2025 at 11:42 AM HST

A bipartisan group in the House is looking to ban lawmakers from trading individual stocks as part of an effort to increase accountability in Congress.

Deirdre Walsh

Deirdre Walsh is the congress editor for NPR's Washington Desk.

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