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H.R. 7008 - Stop Insider Trading Act

H.R. 7008 - Stop Insider Trading Act

Hearing Information

Meeting Information

Monday, July 20, 2026 - 2:00pm H-313, The Capitol View Announcement »

Bill Text

Rules Committee Print 119-38 PDF

Showing the text of H.R. 7008, as reported by the Committee on House Administration with modifications, and H.R. 9368, as reported by the Committee on House Administration with modifications

Rules Committee Print 119-36 PDF

Showing the text of H.R. 7008, as reported by the Committee on House Administration with modifications, and H.R. 9368, as reported by the Committee on House Administration

Text of H.R. 7008 (as reported) PDF  XML

:: H. Rept. 119-479 – Report from the Committee on House Administration to accompany H.R. 7008 PDF 

Text of H.R. 9368 (as reported) PDF  XML

:: H. Rept. 119-750 – Report from the Committee on House Administration to accompany H.R. 9368 PDF

Comparative Print PDF

Showing the differences between Rules Committee Print 119-36 and Rules Committee Print 119-38

Comparative Print PDF

Showing the differences between H.R. 7008, as reported, and H.R. 9368, as reported, and Rules Committee Print 119-38

Comparative Print PDF

Showing the differences between H.R. 7008, as reported, and Sections I and II of Rules Committee Print 119-36

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY A RECORD VOTE of 8-4 on July 20, 2026.

MANAGERS: Foxx/McGovern

1. Structured rule for H.R. 8800.

2. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

3. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees.

4. Provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Armed Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-33 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, amendments en bloc described in section 3 and pro forma amendments described in section 4. Each amendment shall be considered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report or amendments en bloc described in section 3 of the rule.

8. Provides that the chair of the Committee on Armed Services or his designee may offer amendments en bloc consisting of further amendments printed in part A of the Rules Committee report not earlier disposed of. Amendments en bloc shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees, shall not be subject to amendment except as provided by section 4 of the rule, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

9. Provides that the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Armed Services or their respective designees may offer up to 10 pro forma amendments each at any point for the purpose of debate.

10. Provides one motion to recommit.

11. Closed rule for H.R. 8884.

12. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

13. Provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-34 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

14. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

15. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means or their respective designees.

16. Provides one motion to recommit.

17. Closed rule for H. Con. Res. 113.

18. Waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.

19. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget or their respective designees.

20. Provides that an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-37 shall be considered as adopted, and the concurrent resolution, as amended, shall be considered as read.

21. Permits the chair of the Committee on the Budget to offer amendments in the House pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency.

22. Closed rule for H.R. 7008.

23. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

24. Provides that, in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on House Administration now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-38, modified by the amendment printed in part B of the Rules Committee report, shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

25. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

26. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on House Administration or their respective designees.

27. Provides one motion to recommit.

28. Closed rule for H.R. 6955.

29. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

30. Provides that in lieu of the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Financial Services now printed in the bill, an amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of Rules Committee Print 119-35 shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

31. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

32. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Financial Services or their respective designees.

33. Provides one motion to recommit.

34. Closed rule for H.R. 9770.

35. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

36. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.

37. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.

38. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.

39. Provides one motion to recommit.

40. Provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 8800, the Clerk shall add the text of S. 1383, as passed by the House, as new matter at the end of H.R. 8800; assign appropriate designations to provisions within the engrossment; conform cross-references and provisions for short titles within the engrossment; and be authorized to make technical corrections, to include corrections in spelling, punctuation, page and line numbering, section numbering, and insertion of appropriate headings.

Amendments (click each header to sort table by that column)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Houlahan (PA)(link is external)DemocratUpdates allowable form of identification to include any identification listed on any current state voter ID list.Submitted
2Version 1Morelle (NY)(link is external), Olszewski (MD)DemocratSUBSTITUTE Strikes the text and replaces it with the text of H.R. 6731, the Restore Trust in Government Act, bans congressional participation in prediction markets, and provides that eligible voters are able to cast a ballot using any number of acceptable forms of identification.Submitted
3Version 1Houlahan (PA)(link is external)DemocratChanges implementation to one year after enactment.Submitted
4Version 1Houlahan (PA)(link is external)DemocratStrikes overly burdensome provisions that would require a photocopy of an ID, notarized document, or affidavit to vote by mail.Submitted
5Version 3Magaziner (RI)(link is external), Olszewski (MD)DemocratSUBSTITUTE Revised Strikes the text and replaces it with the text of H.R. 5106, the Restore Trust in Congress Act.Revised
6Version 2Magaziner (RI)(link is external), Olszewski (MD)DemocratRevised Adds a section requiring the supervising ethics office to publish online the fines against individuals that violate the law.Revised
7Version 2Magaziner (RI)(link is external), Olszewski (MD), Landsman (OH), Cleaver (MO), Quigley (IL), Salinas (OR), Elfreth (MD), Jayapal (WA), Kelly (IL), Hoyle (OR), Courtney (CT), Subramanyam (VA), Torres (CA)DemocratSUBSTITUTE Revised Strikes the text and replaces it with the text of H.R. 6731, the Restore Trust in Government Act, and expands covered individuals to include Supreme Court Justices.Revised
8Version 1Boebert (CO)(link is external)RepublicanProhibits Members of Congress from being paid during a government shutdown. Identical to H.R. 5891 (119th Congress).Submitted
9Version 3Fedorchak (ND)(link is external)RepublicanRevised Exempts States or jurisdictions that do not require voter registration under the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 at the time of enactment from complying with the requirements of the bill.Revised
10Version 1Hoyle (OR)(link is external)DemocratExpands covered individuals to include the President of the United States, their spouse, and dependent children, and the Vice President of the United States, their spouse, and dependent children.Submitted
11Version 1Hoyle (OR)(link is external)DemocratAims to ban Members of Congress from also being able to trade privately traded stock.Submitted
12Version 1Olszewski (MD)(link is external)DemocratAllows same-day voter registration and provisional voting for those who show up on election day with an ID.Submitted
13Version 1Olszewski (MD)(link is external)DemocratProvides free IDs to eligible voters participating in federal elections.Submitted
14Version 1Olszewski (MD)(link is external)DemocratRestores grants to states that require photo IDs without charge to eligible voters.Submitted
15Version 1Davidson (OH)(link is external)RepublicanExtends the stock trading restrictions the bill creates to judicial officers, as well as all Senior Executive Service positions and above, including the President, the Vice President, any cabinet secretary, and any political appointee.Submitted
16Version 1Goodlander (NH)(link is external)DemocratInserts the text of the Public Service Accountability Act, which prohibits the ownership and trading of individual stocks, and participation in prediction markets by senior officials in all three branches of government.Submitted
17Version 1Steil (WI)(link is external)RepublicanMANAGER’S AMENDMENT Revises the occupational exception to add a provision excepting employment compensation received by Member spouses or dependent children.Considered as Adopted

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 395

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #14 to H.R. 7008, offered by Representative Olszewski, which restores grants to states that require photo IDs without charge to eligible voters. Defeated: 4–7

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Nay
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 396

Motion by Mr. McGovern to make in order amendment #15 to H.R. 7008, offered by Representative Davidson, which extends the stock trading restrictions the bill creates to judicial officers, as well as all Senior Executive Service positions and above, including the President, the Vice President, any cabinet secretary, and any political appointee. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Nay
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 401

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #2 to H.R. 7008, offered by Representative Morelle, which strikes the text and replaces it with the text of H.R. 6731, the Restore Trust in Government Act, bans congressional participation in prediction markets, and provides that eligible voters are able to cast a ballot using any number of acceptable forms of identification. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Nay
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 402

Motion by Ms. Scanlon to make in order amendment #5 to H.R. 7008, offered by Representative Magaziner, which strikes the text and replaces it with the text of H.R. 5106, the Restore Trust in Congress Act. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Nay
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 404

Motion by Ms. Leger Fernández to strike section 11 of the resolution, which provides that in the engrossment of H.R. 8800, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027, the Clerk shall add the text of the SAVE America Act, as passed by the House. Defeated: 4–8

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Nay
Mr. Norman
Nay
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Nay
Mr. Langworthy
Nay
Mr. Scott (GA)
Nay
Mr. Griffith
Nay
Mr. Jack
Nay
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Ms. Scanlon
Yea
Mr. Neguse
Yea
Ms. Leger Fernández
Yea

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 405

Motion by Mr. Griffith to report the rule. Adopted: 8–4

Majority Members
Vote
Minority Members
Vote

Mrs. Fischbach
Yea
Mr. Norman
Yea
Mr. Roy
No Vote
Mrs. Houchin
Yea
Mr. Langworthy
Yea
Mr. Scott (GA)
Yea
Mr. Griffith
Yea
Mr. Jack
Yea
Ms. Foxx, Chair
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Ms. Scanlon
Nay
Mr. Neguse
Nay
Ms. Leger Fernández
Nay