U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB6731: Restore Trust in Government Act
Status: In committee, December 16, 2025
To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
From the introduced text, December 16, 2025:
A BILL To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore Trust in Government Act . SECTION 2. Restrictions on trade and ownership of covered investments (a) Table of contents The table of contents for chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Subchapter IV. Restrictions on trade and ownership of covered investments 13151. Definitions. 13152. Trade and ownership of covered investments. 13153. Penalties. (b) Restrictions Chapter 131 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end a new subchapter: IV Restrictions on trade and ownership of covered investments SECTION 13151. Definitions In this and (B) does not include a precious metal (as defined in section 1027.100 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations). (2) Covered individual The term covered individual means any of the following: (A) A Member of Congress, as defined in section 13101. (B) A dependent child (as defined in section 13101) or a spouse of a Member of Congress. (C) A trustee of a trust in which an individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B) has a beneficial interest in …
Sponsors
- Seth Magaziner (D, HD-002) · primary sponsor
- Pramila Jayapal (D, HD-007)
- Joseph Morelle (D, HD-025)
- Hakeem Jeffries (D, HD-008)
- Katherine Clark (D, HD-005)
- Pete Aguilar (D)
- Yassamin Ansari (D, HD-003)
- Emily Randall (D, HD-006)
- Julie Johnson (D, HD-TX-32)
- George Whitesides (D)
- John Mannion (D, HD-022)
- Norma Torres (D, HD-CA-35)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB6731?
- HB6731 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Restore Trust in Government Act.
- What does HB6731 do?
- In its own words: To amend chapter 131 of title 5 to prohibit Members of Congress, the President, Vice President, and their spouses and dependents from owning or trading stocks, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB6731?
- In committee as of December 16, 2025. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (December 16, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB6731?
- Seth Magaziner (D, HD-002), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for HB6731?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6731
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