Congress might finally be ready to tell its own members to stop day-trading on the taxpayer’s dime. Multiple pieces of legislation restricting stock trading by lawmakers have been advancing through the House, and the pressure to bring one to a full floor vote is building fast.
The kicker for crypto investors: one of the bills doesn’t just cover stocks. It covers digital assets too.
A buffet of bills, zero floor votes
Polls show 86% of the public supports restricting lawmakers from trading while in office. And yet, getting an actual vote scheduled has proven about as easy as getting bipartisan agreement on anything else in Washington.
Rep. Bryan Steil introduced the Stop Insider Trading Act on January 12, 2026, which would bar members of Congress, their spouses, and their dependent children from purchasing publicly traded stocks. The bill cleared committee markup just two days later on January 14, passing along party lines.
