Proposed
Bill · 119th Congress · HR 7852
No Getting Rich in Congress Act
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Introduced 2026-03-05Topic: governance ethicsSummary
AI-generated summary, report an errorThis bill would bar Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, certain federal candidates, and their spouses and dependent children from buying or selling stocks, digital assets, commodities, and similar investments unless the investments are held in a qualified blind trust. Diversified public funds and government bonds would be exempt, and violators would have to pay back profits and could owe up to three times the investment's value. It would permanently bar former Members of Congress and Senate-confirmed officials from lobbying for China, North Korea, Russia, Iran, or other countries named by the Secretary of State. It would also require spouses of these officials to register and report certain advocacy work each quarter, bar Members and their spouses from serving on for-profit corporate boards, and apply congressional gift disclosure rules to Members' spouses.
Sponsors
- Haley M. Stevens Democrat sponsor
- 5 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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. | refer |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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. | refer |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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. | refer |
| 2026-03-05 | House | Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, the Judiciary, and Rules, 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. | refer |
| 2026-03-05 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2026-03-05 | Introduced in House | introduce |