Bipartisan Bill Introduced To Ban Congressional Stock Trading

US Representative Nancy Pelosi, Democrat of California, attends a news conference introducing the Equality Act, outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, on June 21, 2023. (STEFANI REYNOLDS/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)

Two members of Congress have introduced legislation that would ban members of Congress from buying and selling of stocks.

Over the years, conflicts of interest and stock transactions by members of subcommittees have drawn criticism from the public. Members of Congress beat the S&P 500 Index in 2022.