United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 84 D · 19 R cosponsors

HR 396 — TRUST in Congress Act

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the House.

Odds of enactment

Low chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a low chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 103 sponsors

    1 primary, 102 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (84 D · 19 R) — cross-party backing.

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Summary

Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act or the TRUST in Congress Act This bill requires a Member of Congress, as well as any spouse or dependent child of a Member, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust (i.e., an arrangement in which certain financial holdings are placed in someone else's control to avoid a possible conflict of interest) until 180 days after the end of their tenure as a Member of Congress.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 102 co-sponsors · 444 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (102)

Not signed on (444)

444 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 396 do?
Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust in Congress Act or the TRUST in Congress Act This bill requires a Member of Congress, as well as any spouse or dependent child of a Member, to place specified investments into a qualified blind trust (i.e., an arrangement in which certain financial holdings are placed in someone else's control to avoid a possible conflict of interest) until 180 days after the end of their tenure as a Member of Congress.
Who sponsors HR 396?
HR 396 is sponsored by Magaziner, Seth (Democratic), Roy, Chip (Republican), Adams, Alma S. (Democratic), Beyer, Donald S. (Democratic), Casar, Greg (Democratic), Ciscomani, Juan (Republican), Cleaver, Emanuel (Democratic), Craig, Angie (Democratic), Crane, Elijah (Republican), Crow, Jason (Democratic), Davids, Sharice (Democratic), DelBene, Suzan K. (Democratic), Deluzio, Christopher R. (Democratic), Garcia, Robert (Democratic), Golden, Jared F. (Democratic), Gottheimer, Josh (Democratic), Houlahan, Chrissy (Democratic), Huffman, Jared (Democratic), Johnson, Dusty (Republican), Keating, William R. (Democratic), Kim, Young (Republican), Landsman, Greg (Democratic), Lawler, Michael (Republican), Leger Fernandez, Teresa (Democratic), Levin, Mike (Democratic), Mace, Nancy (Republican), McCollum, Betty (Democratic), Mrvan, Frank J. (Democratic), Murphy, Gregory F. (Republican), Nadler, Jerrold (Democratic), Neguse, Joe (Democratic), Norton, Eleanor Holmes (Democratic), Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp (Democratic), Perry, Scott (Republican), Pettersen, Brittany (Democratic), Pocan, Mark (Democratic), Salinas, Andrea (Democratic), Sherrill, Mikie (Democratic), Sorensen, Eric (Democratic), Stanton, Greg (Democratic), Stevens, Haley M. (Democratic), Titus, Dina (Democratic), Tonko, Paul (Democratic), Vasquez, Gabe (Democratic), Williams, Nikema (Democratic), Mackenzie, Ryan (Republican), Pappas, Chris (Democratic), Hoyle, Val T. (Democratic), Friedman, Laura (Democratic), Dean, Madeleine (Democratic), Nunn, Zachary (Republican), Kaptur, Marcy (Democratic), McBride, Sarah (Democratic), Elfreth, Sarah (Democratic), Davis, Donald G. (Democratic), Dexter, Maxine (Democratic), McGarvey, Morgan (Democratic), Tlaib, Rashida (Democratic), Ramirez, Delia C. (Democratic), Mannion, John W. (Democratic), García, Jesús G. "Chuy" (Democratic), Lee, Summer L. (Democratic), Horsford, Steven (Democratic), Ansari, Yassamin (Democratic), Olszewski, Johnny (Democratic), Sánchez, Linda T. (Democratic), Pou, Nellie (Democratic), Courtney, Joe (Democratic), Hurd, Jeff (Republican), Moskowitz, Jared (Democratic), Sykes, Emilia Strong (Democratic), Khanna, Ro (Democratic), Norcross, Donald (Democratic), Scanlon, Mary Gay (Democratic), Norman, Ralph (Republican), Kean, Thomas H. (Republican), Whitesides, George (Democratic), Pingree, Chellie (Democratic), Riley, Josh (Democratic), Randall, Emily (Democratic), Vindman, Eugene Simon (Democratic), Raskin, Jamie (Democratic), Latimer, George (Democratic), Scholten, Hillary J. (Democratic), McClain Delaney, April (Democratic), Larson, John B. (Democratic), Doggett, Lloyd (Democratic), Thompson, Mike (Democratic), Cammack, Kat (Republican), Mfume, Kweisi (Democratic), Boebert, Lauren (Republican), Luna, Anna Paulina (Republican), Menendez, Robert (Democratic), Bonamici, Suzanne (Democratic), Self, Keith (Republican), Omar, Ilhan (Democratic), Auchincloss, Jake (Democratic), Amo, Gabe (Democratic), Bera, Ami (Democratic), Escobar, Veronica (Democratic), Thanedar, Shri (Democratic), Harder, Josh (Democratic), and Moore, Blake D. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 396?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced January 14, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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