The House passed Stop Trading Act 14 years after the STOCK Act

The House passed Stop Trading Act 14 years after the STOCK Act The House has passed legislation prohibiting members of Congress and their immediate families from purchasing individual stocks while lawmakers remain in office. Republicans say the Stop Insider Trading Act is necessary to prevent officials from profiting from privileged information and rebuild public trust. Democrats criticized the addition of a voter ID requirement and an exemption covering the president and vice president