John,

Members of Congress should not own or trade stocks while they’re in office.

Here at CREW, we’ve been advocating for this for years. It’s obvious to us that trading stocks while writing laws that could affect the value of those stocks poses a serious ethical issue.

Fortunately, we’re not the only ones—more and more members of Congress have been speaking up in support of a ban on Congressional stock trading and ownership, responding to public outrage and pressure.

But there’s still a long way to go. And you can help us get there. The Ban Congressional Stock Trading Act and the Bipartisan Ban on Congressional Stock Ownership Act would require members of Congress, their spouses, and dependent children to put their stock portfolios in a blind trust, preventing them from making a profit on inside information they may have access to or from being influenced by their own investments when they make policy. The Restoring Trust in Public Servants Act would go a step further and would also ban federal judges from owning or trading stocks while on the bench.

These bills are simple, common sense fixes to an ethics crisis. We need to make sure every member of Congress knows that people are counting on them to support it. Will you email your senators and House member now in support of these crucial bills?

We’ve seen incredible momentum in recent weeks, with dozens of members of Congress from both parties speaking out in support. Passing a strong Congressional stock trading ban and ending this egregious conflict of interest is possible—but we have to speak up.

Email your representatives now, and ask them to support these bills.

Thank you,


Noah Bookbinder
President, CREW

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