The congressional stock trading ban and its defeat in the Senate
Active · last development Sep 30, 2026: “Senate Democrats block bill to restrict lawmaker stock trading”
What this arc covers
The push to restrict stock trading by members of Congress: Sen. Josh Hawley's bill and Trump's criticism of it in 2025, the House's passage in July 2026 of a bill pairing trading limits with a voter ID requirement, and its failure in the Senate in September 2026.
Earliest story we hold Jul 30, 2025 · 6 stories · 41 independent sources (counted once each) · 427 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 61 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 28 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
22% left · 34% center · 44% right of 41 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 6 stories.
Every storyoldest first
July 2025
Jul 30– 31Trump Blasts Hawley Over Stock Trading Ban12 articles · 11 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 6 rightJuly 2026
Jul 22– 24House Passes Congressional Stock Trading Ban, Faces Uncertain Senate Future36 articles · 28 independent sources2 left, 11 center, 6 right- Jul 22– 23US House approves joint measure to curb Congress’ stock trading, require voter ID23 articles · 4 independent sources2 left, 0 center, 3 right
- Jul 22House votes to limit stock trading by members of Congress, elevating a campaign issue2 articles · 2 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 0 right
September 2026
Sep 21GOP takes aim at Congress' next 'get filthy rich' loophole after stock-trading ban2 articles · 1 independent sources0 left, 0 center, 1 right- Sep 30– Oct 1Senate Democrats block bill to restrict lawmaker stock trading29 articles · 29 independent sources3 left, 8 center, 10 right