A bill to prohibit the purchase or sale of securities while aware of nonpublic information contained in certain social media accounts controlled by Government officials, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
2026-08-03
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Committee Activity
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- Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsReferred To · 2026-08-03
Plain-English Summary
The bill would make it illegal for people to buy or sell stocks and other securities if they have access to secret, nonpublic information from social media accounts run by government officials. This rule would apply to anyone who knows about such information, whether they work in government or not, and would prevent them from using that inside information to make profitable trades. The law aims to stop unfair advantages in the stock market that could come from early access to government officials' private social media posts.
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