Congress·In Committee·H.R. 6731

Restore Trust in Government Act

House Committee Reviews Bill Banning Congress Members, President From Owning Individual Stocks

Dec 16, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

StalledNext up: A house committeeNo action in 7 months

This bill is currently sitting in three different House committees for review. Nothing has happened with the bill since December 2025, and it is considered stalled. The committees must take action before the bill can move forward, but most bills like this never receive a vote.

Legislative Progress

House

No action since December 2025

Senate

President

Law

Key Points

Would bar Members of Congress, the President, the Vice President, and their spouses and dependent kids from owning or trading most individual stocks and similar investments.
People covered would have to sell (divest) any banned investments within 180 days if already in office when it becomes law, or within 90 days after they enter office.
Allows some common investments, like diversified funds and government bonds, and keeps certain exceptions like small business ownership and some family farm/ranch-related investments.
Creates penalties for breaking the rules: a fee equal to 10% of the investment’s value plus giving up any profits from illegal trades, with fines publicly posted online.
Spouses or dependent children can still trade as part of their main job (for example, if they work in finance), as long as the official doesn’t own the investment.

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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Negative Impacts(1)

Child Tax Credit

Hurts

Mixed Impacts(1)

Federal Employee

Neutral

Milestones

2 milestones2 actions

Dec 16, 2025House

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Dec 16, 2025

Introduced in House

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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No votes recorded for this bill yet.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Restore Trust in Government Act

Bill NumberHR 6731

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Administration, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.