John,

This is huge: a bill banning Congressional stock trading has been introduced in the House, and is expected to be voted on as soon as this week.

This bill would ban members of Congress, their spouses and dependent children from owning or trading stocks and similar financial instruments. That’s a strong, comprehensive ban that we couldn’t have imagined a year ago—and it’s expected to have significant bipartisan support.

Call your representative right now at 202-224-3121 and let them know you’re counting on them to vote yes on the Combatting Financial Conflicts of Interest in Government Act!

A comprehensive bill banning Congressional stock trading has never been brought to a vote before—we are truly much closer to getting a ban passed than we’ve ever been before. This bill is not perfect, but through negotiations with the Senate, we expect it to be significantly strengthened. And even though it’s not perfect, it is substantially better than the status quo for Congressional ethics—and that is a victory.

Later today, at 4 pm ET, I’ll be joined by Senator Jeff Merkley on a Twitter Spaces discussion about banning Congressional stock trading—you can listen in at this link. Senator Merkley has been a leader in the Senate working toward a stock ban, and I know he’ll have great insights about the prospects for passing a similar bill in the Senate.

We’re so close to banning Congressional stock trading—and it’s in part because of the pressure and advocacy from thousands of people like you. Congress has felt the pressure, and they’re poised to act. Call your member of Congress now at 202-224-3121 and tell them: vote YES on banning Congressional stock trading!

Thank you,


Noah Bookbinder
President, CREW

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