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| https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases/pappas-joins-bipartisan-effort-to-force-vote-to-ban-stock-trading-in-congress | Pappas Joins Bipartisan Effort to Force Vote to Ban Stock Trading in Congress | 2025-12-03 | 2025 | 2025-12 | Democrat | House | NH | Chris Pappas | P000614 | pappas.house.gov | pappas | https://pappas.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Today, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) announced his support for a discharge petition that would force a vote on theRestore Trust in Congress Act. Rep. Pappas is a co-sponsor of this bipartisan legislation that would ban Members of Congress from trading stocks and profiting off of public service. Since entering Congress, Pappas has repeatedly broken with his own party in support of the stock trading ban. Following his advocacy, then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi reversed course and announced legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress would be considered by the House. Pappas has regularly called on Speaker Johnson to allow a vote on this common-sense, bipartisan legislation. “For me, representing Granite Staters in Congress will always be about public service, not self-service,” said Congressman Pappas. “But far too many of my colleagues on both sides of the aisle are prolific stock traders who could potentially use inside information to enrich themselves at the expense of the people they were elected to serve. The leadership of both parties has blocked common-sense reforms even as the majority of Americans demand action. That is why I am joining this bipartisan effort to force a vote on legislation that would ban Members of Congress from trading stocks and help restore faith and trust in this institution.” Pappas helped introduce theTRUST in Congress Act, which would require Members of Congress — as well as their spouses and dependent children — to put certain investment assets into a qualified blind trust during their entire tenure in Congress, effectively banning them from trading individual stocks. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-06T20:09:11Z |