United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee 2 D cosponsors

HRES 491 — NO STOCK Resolution

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 09, 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

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Prognosis

Stalled 18% · moderate confidence

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Single-party support

    Sponsorship is currently within one party (2 D).

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In plain language

The bill prohibits House members from owning individual stocks.

This resolution aims to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members, Delegates, or Resident Commissioners from owning individual stocks of public corporations. It was submitted and referred to the Committee on Ethics on June 9, 2025.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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This resolution amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to prohibit Members from owning individual stocks.

  • Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives

    (22) Prohibiting members of house of representatives from owning individual stocks.--A Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may not own the common stock of any individual public corporation.

    It establishes a new rule preventing Members from owning individual public stocks.

  • Rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of Representatives

    22 → 23

    It redesignates the existing clause 22 to clause 23.

Action History

  1. Submitted in House

  2. Submitted in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Ethics.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

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Subjects

public-safety finance
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HRES 491?
HRES 491 is sponsored by Moulton, Seth (Democratic) and Craig, Angie (Democratic).
What is the current status of HRES 491?
This bill is in committee in the House. Introduced June 09, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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