US Senate blocks Republican bill restricting stock trades by Congress members

The Guardian World Wednesday 30 September 2026, 20:36 UTC By Joseph Gedeon in Washington 1 min read

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Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rulesThe US Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress, after Democrats refused to advance a measure they said would let lawmakers keep their portfolios and was bundled with voter ID rules they called a “poison pill”. The 53-47 vote fell seven short of the 60 needed to open debate on the Stop Insider Trading Act, which the...

Democrats block measure they say didn’t go far enough – and was bundled with ‘poison pill’ voter ID rules

The US Senate on Wednesday blocked a Republican bill restricting stock trading by members of Congress, after Democrats refused to advance a measure they said would let lawmakers keep their portfolios and was bundled with voter ID rules they called a “poison pill”.

The 53-47 vote fell seven short of the 60 needed to open debate on the Stop Insider Trading Act, which the Republican-controlled House passed in July. Every Democrat and independent voted no, and the failure comes five weeks before the 3 November midterms.

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