Require members of Congress to disclose their personal financial holdings and prohibit them from trading individual stocks.
One policy goal, tracked across every bill that has carried it.
What’s happening with Money Where Our Mouths Are Act?
The bill H.R. 8140 remains in the House Committee on House Administration and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as of June 26, 2026. Committee leaders must schedule a vote to move this legislation forward, but the binding constraint is that most bills fail because committees choose not to act on them. This lack of progress since March 26, 2026, follows the standard pattern for most congressional proposals.
Updated July 9, 2026 · Generated by AI. Always verify with official sources.
Where it stands
Now carried by Money Where Our Mouths Are Act (H.R. 8140 (119th)) →
Legislative Progress
Next up: A house committee · Nothing moves until they act.
How we got here
Every bill that has carried this goal, oldest first.
Died with Congress · Jan 3, 2025
Died when the 118th Congress ended without final passage. Bills must be reintroduced under a new number to be revived.
Reintroduced · Jan 3, 2025
Reintroduced from H.R. 4287 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
H.R. 4287 (118th) →
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Who’s behind it
John James (R-MI)Wrote and sponsored the current bill.
