{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://vasquez.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gabe-vasquez-takes-capitol-steps-demand-real-stock-trading-ban-gets-vote", "Rep. Gabe Vasquez Takes to Capitol Steps to Demand Real Stock Trading Ban Gets a Vote to Crack Down on Corruption", "2026-09-01", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "NM", "Gabe Vasquez", "V000136", "vasquez.house.gov", "vasquez", "https://vasquez.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013 On September 1, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) and U.S. Representative Seth Magaziner (RI-02), and other Democratic members from across the country made it clear that the stock trading ban battle is far from over in the House, re-upping their demand that Speaker Johnson bring a stronger stock trading ban bill \u2014 the Restore Trust in Government Act \u2014 up for a vote immediately.\n\nThe Restore Trust in Government Act would prohibit presidents, vice presidents, Members of Congress, and their families and trustees from owning and trading individual stocks. It would also require Members of Congress to divest from all assets covered under the bill within six months of the bill becoming law.\n\nDuring the press conference, Rep. Vasquez and others called out egregious examples of member trading from both sides of the aisle and outlined why the Stop Insider Trading Act, which is currently languishing in the Senate, is a sham bill that does not go far enough to truly clamp down on corruption in Congress.\n\nSome of these examples include:\n\nSince January 2025 alone, members of Congress have made millions off of insider trading on individual stocks \u2014 individual stocks whose values are directly tied to decisions made by Congress.\n\nThe top five offenders \u2014 which included a fair number of Democrats \u2014 traded $329.3 million worth of individual stocks this Congress alone.\n\nThe President: since January 2025, President Trump has traded an estimated $2.5 billion in individual stocks and securities \u2014 that\u2019s more than all members of Congress combined.\n\n\u201cThe American people are sick of the self-enrichment, the wheeling and dealing, and the billions of dollars being harvested in this Administration, as members of Congress and others abuse their power to make themselves wealthier,\u201d said Vasquez in his remarks. \u201cYet, the hardworking men and women of this country still wake up every single day, make it to their job on time, and do an honest day\u2019s work, often juggling two jobs just to get by in this rigged economy. They scrape by, only to get sick, injured, or fall behind on a car or mortgage payment, before they\u2019re underwater and making choices no Americans should have to make \u2014 rationing their medicine, going without healthcare, buying less food, and going bankrupt.\u201d\n\n\u201cI personally don\u2019t own or trade individual stocks. I didn\u2019t come to Congress rich. I am lucky to have what I have and I\u2019ve worked damn hard for it. And I find it disgusting that while hardworking families in states like New Mexico are working paycheck to paycheck, members of Congress sit in this building, vote on laws that impact the stock market, and then turn around and trade the very companies and industries that they\u2019re legislating,\u201d added Vasquez. \u201cThe people have had enough. If you serve this body or this administration, you should make a choice to use your privilege and power to make Americans lives better, not make yourself wealthier. \u201d\n\nRep. Vasquez is one of the few members of Congress who does not own or trade individual stocks. This latest push to pass a real stock trading ban for Congress builds on Rep. Vasquez\u2019s long record of working to hold Washington accountable and fight corruption:\n\nChampioned the TRUST in Congress Act and the Restore Trust in Congress Act to ban stock trading for Members of Congress.\n\nCalled for a vote on H.R. 1908, the End Congressional Stock Trading Act, a bill introduced by Rep. Luna (R-FL) to ban members, their spouse or dependent children from buying stocks and increasing notice requirements.\n\nCosponsored thePublic Integrity in Financial Prediction Markets Act to ban public officials and federal employees from insider trading on prediction markets.\n\n###", 1, "2026-09-02T09:19:58Z", "2026-09-02T09:20:51Z"]], "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://vasquez.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-gabe-vasquez-takes-capitol-steps-demand-real-stock-trading-ban-gets-vote"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7098750211298466, "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"}