Bill would ban leaders from trading secret data for money.
H.R. 10066 — Stop Corrupt Trading Act · Filed by Andrea Salinas (D-OR) · 6 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 6, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill makes it a crime for the President or Vice President to sell secret data for money. Anyone who buys or trades such data also breaks the law. People who break this law face fines up to double what they made. They face up to 5 years in prison. They must give back all profits. The Attorney General can sue to take back money. Fines can reach up to 3 times the gain.
Who it affects
The bill affects the President and Vice President. It also affects anyone who buys or trades secret data. The Office of Government Ethics must report possible violations to the Attorney General.
One thing to notice
The time limit to charge someone pauses while they hold office. A President or Vice President could be charged after they leave power. The bill covers trusts where the President or Vice President owns 5 percent or more.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
6 cosponsors: 6 Democrats.
- Aug 6, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 6, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Office of Government Ethics — The office that makes sure leaders follow ethics rules.
- Attorney General — The top law officer in the United States.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (4,603 characters) on Aug 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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