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The House is scheduled to vote Wednesday on legislation that would prohibit sitting members of Congress from purchasing additional stocks while in office, a bill that arrives with documented public support for an outright ban.
What complicates it is that a restriction on new purchases is a narrower instrument than a full trading ban, and the public appetite appears to be for the latter.
What the bill would do The legislation applies to stock purchases made while a member holds office. Existing holdings would not be addressed.
That framing matters for anyone trying to read through the practical effect: a lawmaker who entered Congress already holding shares in industries she oversees would be constrained from adding to those positions, but her existing exposure would remain.
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