Traders work Monday on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Wall Street in New York City. The House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a bill restricting lawmaker stock trading, attaching a voter ID provision to it. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI | License Photo
July 22 (UPI) -- The House of Representatives voted Wednesday to pass a bill that adds new limits on congressional stock trading, though it does not quite enact a complete ban.
House Republicans also attached a section requiring people to provide photo identification in order to vote, a provision from the controversial SAVE America Act, The Hill reported.
Lawmakers voted 232-198 to pass the bill, which would still need to pass the Senate. Thirteen Democrats joined Republicans in voting for it.
The bill would restrict active members of Congress, their spouses and any dependent children from buying new stocks of any publicly traded company. It would allow them to keep stocks they already own. Lawmakers would also have to file a public notice with the House clerk at least seven days before they sell a stock.
