Bill stops Congress and judges from trading stocks.
H.R. 9560 — No Profiting from Public Service Act · Filed by Kristen McDonald Rivet (D-MI) · 3 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 30, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill bans Congress members, judges, the President, Vice President, and top officials from owning stocks. It also bans commodities, futures, and prediction market contracts tied to politics. Spouses and children of these people face the same ban. Officials have 90 days to sell these holdings or move them into trusts. Breaking the rule costs 10% of the investment's value plus all profits made.
Who it affects
Congress members, judges, the President, Vice President, and top officials cannot trade stocks. Their spouses and children face the same rules. Citizens can see the costs posted online.
One thing to notice
Officials can still use trusts and spread-out funds. Spouses who work as traders can still trade these investments, which could let relatives trade instead.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
3 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 1 Independents.
- Jun 30, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 30, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- commodities — Raw materials like oil, wheat, or metals that can be bought and sold.
- futures — Contracts to buy or sell something at a set price on a future date.
- prediction market contracts — Bets on whether future events, like elections, will happen.
- posted online — Put on the internet for anyone to see.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (10,311 characters) on Aug 12, 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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