{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-votes-stop-insider-trading-members-congress", "Congressman Biggs Votes to Stop Insider Trading by Members of Congress", "2026-07-30", "2026", "2026-07", "Republican", "House", "AZ", "Andy Biggs", "B001302", "biggs.house.gov", "biggs", "https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "GILBERT, ARIZONA- Last week, Congressman Biggs voted to pass H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act. The legislation bans Members, spouses and dependent children from purchasing securities issued by a publicly traded company. It also requires Members to file a public notice with the Clerk of the House well in advance of any intended stock sale.\n\nThis legislation is not a reaction to a hypothetical scenario. According to a recent report, \u201cCongress members had made 13,324 trades totaling a whopping $635.57 million\u201d in 2025 alone. One of the nation\u2019s most infamous traders, Nancy Pelosi, entered Congress in 1987 with a portfolio under $800,000. Today, it\u2019s worth more than $130 million\u2014a return of nearly 17,000 percent. Her family\u2019s net worth has grown from about $3 million to an estimated $280 million. And it\u2019s not just her profiting off the stock market while professing to serve the people\u2019s interests. Democrat and Republican portfolios routinely beat the S&P 500. That is not luck. It\u2019s access. This bill closes that loophole.\n\n\u201cEvery year, public opinion polls of Congress show that the American people have less trust in this institution,\u201d said Congressman Biggs. \u201cAs Members of Congress, we have a duty, not only to serve the people\u2019s interests, but to restore as much trust in our body as possible. One significant step toward earning back trust is banning the insider trading loopholes that have infuriated hardworking citizens across the country. No Member of Congress should give any appearances that they are making money for themselves by abusing the public\u2019s trust. I was pleased to support the bill and hope it is signed into law.\u201d\n\n###", 1, "2026-07-31T07:49:23Z", "2026-07-31T07:50:48Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://biggs.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-biggs-votes-stop-insider-trading-members-congress"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9546168148517609, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}